Finnegan, Alberta

Finnegan
Location of Finnegan Alberta

Finnegan is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in Special Area No. 2,[1] located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Highway 36, 64 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Brooks.

Finnegan Ferry

The Finnegan Ferry is a historic cable ferry in Alberta, Canada that is still in operation. It is located at the unincorporated community of Finnegan. The ferry is the North/South connection of Alberta Highway 862 where it crosses the Red Deer River.

It is named for John Finnegan (1842-1924) who homesteaded on the river, then opened and operated the ferry. The community is named after the ferry. According to a tourism guidebook, Finnegan "was a very active wirey man all his life and at the age of 75 could still do handsprings!"[2]

The toll-free ferry is operated by Alberta Transportation. It has a capacity of thirteen cars, or fifty passengers. The ferry operates between 7:00 am and midnight from April 20 until November 15.

Finnegan Ferry has a weight limit of 62.5 tonnes (61.5 long tons; 68.9 short tons) and dimensions of the ferry are 22.5 metres (74 ft) long and 10.36 metres (34.0 ft) wide.[3]

In 1991, musician Tom Cochrane shot part of the music video to his hit song Life Is a Highway on the ferry.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4804004 - Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Elves, Joanne (2006). Explore Southern Alberta with Joanne Elves. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 117. ISBN 0921102585.
  3. ↑ "Government of Alberta Ministry of Transportation". Retrieved 2016-08-16.

Coordinates: 51°07′40″N 112°04′54″W / 51.12778°N 112.08167°W / 51.12778; -112.08167 (Finnegan)


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