Crowfoot Ferry

Crowfoot Ferry
Locale Crowfoot, Alberta
Waterway Bow River
Transit type Automobile
Operator Alberta Transportation
System length 150 m (490 ft)[1]
Website Ferries - Alberta Transportation

The Crowfoot Ferry is a cable ferry in near Crowfoot, Alberta, Canada. It links the two sections of Range Road 201 as it crosses the Bow River from Wheatland County on the north, to Vulcan County on the south, within the Siksika Nation. Originally opened in 1927,[2] It is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) / Highway 56 intersection and is maintained by Alberta Transportation. The ferry suffered considerable damage during the 2013 Alberta floods and was out of operation for four years while it was rebuilt.[3][4]

The ferry operates from late April to November.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Crowfoot Ferry" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Take a ride on the Crowfoot Crossing ferry". CTV Calgary. CTV News. May 1, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alberta Flood 2013: Damage to Crowfoot Ferry Bow River Crossing" (PDF). Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ Bandy, BW (June 9, 2017). "Crowfoot Ferry". Everybody Has To Be Somewhere. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ferries". Alberta Transportation. Government of Alberta. October 2, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

Coordinates: 50°47′55″N 112°38′51″W / 50.79861°N 112.64750°W / 50.79861; -112.64750


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