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Cassville Ferry

Grant County, Wisconsin, and Clayton County, Iowa
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The Iowa side of the Mississippi River

The ferry will sometimes wait here if there are no passengers. There is a semaphore on the Wisconsin side to signal the ferry.

NOTE: Updates on the ferry begin with photo #8, taken in June 2012. The tug has been replaced and the barge has been refreshed.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

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Overview
Toll ferry over the Mississippi River between Cassville, Wisconsin, and Turkey River, Iowa
Location
Grant County, Wisconsin, and Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Operates Wednesday through Sunday during the summer
Design
Ferry
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.71342, -90.99265   (decimal degrees)
42°42'48" N, 90°59'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/664376/4730945 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Cassville
Inventory number
BH 34772 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Clayton County, Iowa (72)
Ferry (68)
Grant County, Wisconsin (20)
Iowa (3,503)
Mississippi River (155)
Open (28,310)
State line crossing (513)
Wisconsin (804)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • February 29, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS Coordinates
  • January 26, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

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Cassville Ferry
Posted June 11, 2012, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

There is a new tug on the ferry, the barge has been repainted and refreshed, and the ferry now operates 7 days a week.

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Cassville Ferry
Posted June 22, 2009, by robert m. gomez (gomez7566 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

On June 19 got on the ferry at Millville and got off at Cassville a nice little run would of liked to go longer anyway the lady running the lines was very pleasant she made it fun please tell her my friend and I enjoyed her company thanks robert m. gomez