Englishtown Ferry

The Englishtown Ferry is a cable ferry carrying Nova Scotia Route 312 across the mouth of St. Ann's Bay. The ferry route runs 24 hours a day, on demand, and takes only a few minutes to cross the 125-metre-wide (410 ft) channel.[1] On 25 March 2013, an 81-year-old man was killed after driving his car off the end of the ferry during boarding and plunging into the cold, swiftly-moving waters.[2]

Englishtown Ferry
The Torquil MacLean (Englishtown Ferry), approaching Englishtown, with the Jersey Cove terminal in the background.
LocaleEnglishtown, Nova Scotia
WaterwaySt. Ann's Bay
Transit typeElectric cable ferry
RouteNova Scotia Route 312
CarriesMotor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians
Terminals2
OperatorDepartment of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Nova Scotia)
System length125 metres (410 ft)
Travel time2 minutes
Frequencyon demand
No. of vessels1 (Torquil MacLean)
Daily vehicles600

In 2014, the Province of Nova Scotia, operator of the ferry, announced that it was investigating the economic implications of replacing the ferry with a bridge.[3]

References

  1. "Englishtown Ferry - Nova Scotia". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. "Body of N.S. senior pulled from sunken car near ferry". CBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. Grant, Laura Jean (8 October 2014). "Province analyzing cost of replacing Englishtown ferry with bridge". Cape Breton Post. Transcontinental. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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