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This page will describe remaining ferries in Kentucky.
Summary: Total: 9 auto; Longest: 1.4 miles; Shortest: less than 0.1 mile
Anderson Ferry: Across Ohio River, between Constance, KY (SR 8, near Cincinnati Airport) and Delhi Hills, OH (US 50); $2.75 per car, $0.25 pedestrian; daily, except Christmas; May-October: 6 am-9:30 pm weekdays, 7 am-9:30 pm Sunday and holidays; November-April: 6 am-8 pm weekdays, 7 am-8 pm Sunday and holidays; ? miles; ? minutes; started in 1817; 3 boats. (Boone County)
Cave-in-Rock Ferry: Across Ohio River, between Cave-in-Rock, IL on SR 1 and SR 91 in Kentucky; daily, 6 am to 5:30 pm; free; 0.4 miles across; ? minutes; operated by Ohio River Ferry Authority. (502) 965-5251 (Crittenden County)
Dorena-Hickman Ferry: Across Mississippi River, between Dorena, MO and Hickman, KY; Daily except Christmas. Apr.-Oct. 7-6:15, Nov.-Mar. 7-5:15; $8 car one-way, $12 roundtrip; 1.4 miles; owned by Mississippi County (Missouri) Port Authority, operated by STAM Marine Enterprises. (731) 693-0210 or (731) 285-0390 (Fulton County)
Green River Ferry: Across Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park on SR 1352 between Mammoth Cave and Cub Run; daily, 6 am-9:55 pm (except Christmas); free; side-wheeler ferry boat; 0.1 mile; also known as Mammoth Cave Ferry. (Edmonson County)
Houchins Ferry: Across Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park northeast of Brownsville; From Brownsville, take Houchins Ferry Rd. (0.4 mi north of SR 70); From the northeast, take SR 728 about 22? miles, turn south shortly after intersection with SR 1827 on Ollie Rd. for about 8 miles; daily, 6 am-9:55 pm (except Christmas); free; 0.1 mile. (Edmonson County)
Old Augusta Ferry: Across Ohio River, between Augusta, KY (SR 8) and Boudes Ferry, OH (west of Higginsport) (US 52); daily, 8 am-8 pm; $5 car, $1 pedestrian; 0.5 mile; since 1798 or 1800; current eight-car vessel, "Ole Augusta," was built in 1947; run by Augusta Ferry Authority. (Bracken County)
Reeds Ferry: Across Green River, southwest of Logansport on SR 269; daily, sunrise to sunset; free; 0.1 mile; since c. 1850; county-run. (Butler County)
Turkey Neck Bend Ferry: Across Cumberland River, between Tompkinsville and Peytonsburgh on SR 214; daily, 24 hr; 0.1 mile; state-run (ferry pilot Joe Anderson); also known as Cumberland River Ferry. (Monroe and Cumberland Counties)
Valley View Ferry: Across Kentucky River, between Valley View and Spears (east of Nicholasville); free; 0.1 mile; John Craig (1996); since 1785; operated by Valley View Ferry Authority; unofficial webpage; still another link. (859) 258-3611 (Jessamine and Madison Counties)