Virgelle Ferry, Montana

A while ago, I wrote about the Rocky Hill to Glastonbury ferry in Connecticut. I mentioned the Virgelle ferry across the Missouri River in Montana. I recently came across this wonderful photograph of the Virgelle ferry:

Virgelle Ferry, near Loma, Montana. Photograph by Gary Splittberger.

Gary Splittberger, who took the photograph, tells me that there are two other small cable ferries across the Missouri in Montana: the Carter Ferry and the Stafford-McClelland Ferry. I see another trip to Montana in my future.

More on the Virgelle Ferry here (or you can do a search for Virgelle Ferry).

Connecticut River Ferry at Rocky Hill

When I'm driving back from New York to New Hampshire, if I have enough time, I like to get off Interstate 91 and take the Connecticut River ferry from Rocky Hill to Glastonbury. Ferries are fun, and this is one of the smallest I've seen. The other small ferry I remember is the cable ferry crossing the Missouri River in Montana: the Virgelle Ferry. The Connecticut River ferry itself is an unpowered barge.  A small tugboat maneuvers the barge in a wide sweep across the river:

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, September 2010. Photo by Ed Bacher

As always, you can click the pictures to see a larger image.

This ferry carries three cars, or two cars and about 20 cyclists:

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, September 2010. Photo by Ed Bacher

There's also a great hot dog and hamburger stand on the Rocky Hill side, so if you have to wait, you can have a snack and watch the ferry come and go.

Update: I discovered a wonderful photograph of the Virgelle Ferry (mentioned above).

Ferry

New London, Connecticut

Ramp photo by Ed Bacher





Rope photo by Ed Bacher

George Eisenman on the Dingmans Ferry Bridge

Dingmans Ferry Bridge

This bridge from Layton, New Jersey to Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania spans the Delaware River. It is one of the few remaining privately owned toll bridges and the only one on the Delaware. This photograph was taken by George A. Eisenman in August, 1970 for the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER).

If you're ever in the far northwest of New Jersey, near the magnificent Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, check out this little toll bridge. The bridge is just off the Old Mine Road in New Jersey, said to be the oldest continuously used road in the U.S.

Here's the bridge's official web site, including toll information: Dingmans Bridge.