Tuesday 18 August 2015

Shaftesbury Ferry August 1, 2015

Highway 740 takes you there and the ferry takes you across the Peace River. The first ferry crossing here was built by a farmer in 1951 and the family operated it until the government took it over in 1977.




The road heading into the valley suffered a slide at one point. The detour is just to the side.



I was a little hesitant. The dock was slightly chewed up and a little uneven to get onto the ferry. If I was driving a car I would not care. It is a little different on a motorcycle for highway use.



This is not a cable ferry. The ferry is manoeuvred by a tugboat. The tug and barge were built in 1962.









Off in the bushes. Personally I am not sure if I would want to drive across the ice in winter.


View from the hill overlooking the crossing. You can make out the ferry on the river.


5 comments:

  1. Interesting trip - all sorts of obstructions in your way. Love the red tugboat.

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  2. Interesting ferry. Looks like a bridge laid across 2 boats.
    important thing is that it works, longer than we've been around.

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    1. Your observation is correct. It works and gets a fair amount of traffic.

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  3. Love the red tug...the road was crazy?? Wow! What beautiful country though. This goal of yours sounds like quite an adventure. I like it!

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  4. Love the red tug...the road was crazy?? Wow! What beautiful country though. This goal of yours sounds like quite an adventure. I like it!

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