river ferry
Boat across current
A river ferry is a boat or vessel that transports passengers, vehicles, or cargo across a river, operating on a regular route between fixed points.
Unlike bridges, ferries provide crossings where permanent structures would be impractical or too expensive.
Some river ferries are cable-guided, pulled along a fixed line, while others navigate freely.
We took the river ferry across the Mississippi.
- boatWatercraft for travel
- watercraftVehicle for aquatic travel
- foot passengerTraveler without vehicle
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
water taxi · mooring · channel · estuary · tributary · tidal current · slipway · riverbank · other side · passengers · pier · vessel · gangway · catamaran · landing · commute · wharf · paddle
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- ferriesjetfoil, Francisco, passenger ferries, car ferries, island hopper
- Mississippi RiverItasca, levee, riverboats, steamboat, towboats
- river shippingbarge, towboat, tugboat, canal boat, narrowboat
- ferry typesroll-on roll-off
- African Transportdhow, camel caravan, pirogue, calash
river ferrybridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
fixed bridge · road bridge · suspension bridge · footbridge · tunnel
river ferryriverboat
Shallow-draft inland watercraft
barge · river barge · river cruise · longboat · canal boat