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Gondola Point Ferry
The Gondola Point Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River, linking Gondola Point in Quispamsis Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to ) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley. Its population was 18,768 as of the 2021 census. History The original inhabita ... on the southern bank, to Reeds Point on the Kingston Peninsula. The ferry carries New Brunswick Route 119, connecting it to New Brunswick Route 845 on the Kingston Peninsula. The crossing is in length, takes 5 minutes, and is free of toll (road usage), tolls. Two ferries operate on the crossing, each carrying up to 24 cars at a time. The service operates with a single ferry 24 hours a day all year, with the second ferry brought into service at busy periods. It is operated by the Department of Transportation (New Brunswick), New Brunswick Department of Transportation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondola Point Ferry
The Gondola Point Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River, linking Gondola Point in Quispamsis Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to ) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley. Its population was 18,768 as of the 2021 census. History The original inhabita ... on the southern bank, to Reeds Point on the Kingston Peninsula. The ferry carries New Brunswick Route 119, connecting it to New Brunswick Route 845 on the Kingston Peninsula. The crossing is in length, takes 5 minutes, and is free of toll (road usage), tolls. Two ferries operate on the crossing, each carrying up to 24 cars at a time. The service operates with a single ferry 24 hours a day all year, with the second ferry brought into service at busy periods. It is operated by the Department of Transportation (New Brunswick), New Brunswick Department of Transportation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondola Point Ferry C
The gondola (, ; vec, góndoła ) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder. The uniqueness of the gondola includes its being asymmetrical along the length making the single-oar propulsion more efficient. For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times, the boats still do have a role in public transport in the city, serving as ''traghetti'' (small ferries) over the Grand Canal operated by two oarsmen. Various types of gondola boats are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and a similar number of boats, down from the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cable Ferry
A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often used either rope or steel chains, with the latter resulting in the alternative name of chain ferry. Both of these were largely replaced by wire cable by the late 19th century. Types There are three types of cable ferry: the reaction ferry, which uses the power of the river to tack across the current; the powered cable ferry, which uses engines or electric motors (e.g., the Canby Ferry in the U.S. State of Oregon) to wind itself across; and the hand-operated type, such as the Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry in the UK and the Saugatuck Chain Ferry in Saugatuck, Michigan, United States. Powered cable ferries use powered wheels or drums on board the vessel to pull itself along by the cables. The chains or wire ropes can be used with a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River ( ) is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "''Kenepekachiachk''", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately 95 kilometres, draining an area in the Caledonia Highlands, an extension of the Appalachian Mountains, inland from the Bay of Fundy. Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee Description The river's source is in the foothills of Albert County, near the rural community of Goshen. It runs southwest through the community of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondola Point
Gondola Point is a Canadian suburban community located in Kings County, New Brunswick. Formerly an incorporated village, it was amalgamated with the town of Quispamsis in 1998. Geography Gondola Point is located in the southeast of the country, 800 km east of Ottawa. Surroundings are quite densely populated, with 222 inhabitants per square kilometer. The area is a part of the hemiboreal climate zone. the average annual temperature in the area is 5 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is 18 °C, and the coldest is January, with -12 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,789 millimetres. The rainiest month is December, with an average of 257 mm of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 80 mm of precipitation. Notable people See also *List of Neighbourhoods in New Brunswick A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quispamsis
Quispamsis (, sometimes shortened to ) is a Kings County suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, located to the northeast in the lower Kennebecasis River valley. Its population was 18,768 as of the 2021 census. History The original inhabitants of the area were the Maliseet First Nation, part of the Wabenaki Confederacy. JP, The name, "Quispamsis" was translated from the Maliseet language and means, "little lake in the woods", the lake being present-day Ritchie Lake. Acadians, British pre-Loyalists and Loyalists settled in the area around 1783, with many receiving land grants along the Kennebecasis and Hammond Rivers. Amalgamation Following the December 1992 release of a government discussion paper entitled "Strengthening Municipal Government in New Brunswick's Urban Centres", a series of localized feasibility studies were commissioned by the Frank McKenna's Liberals targeting six geographic areas: Edmunston, Campbellton, Dalhousie, Miramichi, Moncton, and Saint Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Peninsula
The Kingston Peninsula is a peninsula in southern New Brunswick, Canada, located between the Saint John River (New Brunswick), Saint John River and the Kennebecasis River in Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings County. The peninsula was the site of the first United Empire Loyalist settlement in New Brunswick in 1783. The 2001 Census reports a population of 3,477 on the Kingston Peninsula, consisting of Kingston Parish, New Brunswick, Kingston Parish and the section of Westfield Parish, New Brunswick, Westfield Parish east of the Saint John River. Communities on the Kingston Peninsula include: *Bayswater, New Brunswick, Bayswater *Carters Point, New Brunswick, Carters Point *Clifton Royal, New Brunswick, Clifton Royal *Hardings Point, New Brunswick, Hardings Point *Holderville, New Brunswick, Holderville *Kingston, New Brunswick, Kingston *Long Reach, New Brunswick, Long Reach *Reeds Point, New Brunswick, Reeds Point *Shampers Bluff, New Brunswick, Shampers Bluff *Summerville, New B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 119
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Route 119 is a limited-access North/South provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 1 (The Mackay Highway) to the Gondola Point Ferry. The road has a length of approximately 6 kilometres, and only services Quispamsis. The road is also called Gondola Point Arterial. History The Gondola Point Arterial was constructed in 1986. Intersecting routes * Route 100 in Quispamsis River crossings * None Communities along the Route *Quispamsis See also *List of New Brunswick provincial highways References 119 119 119 may refer to: * 119 (number), a natural number * 119 (emergency telephone number) * AD 119, a year in the 2nd century AD * 119 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 119 (album), 2012 * 119 (NCT song) *119 (Show Me the Money song) * 119 (film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Route 845
Route 845 is a Canadian highway in Kings County, New Brunswick. The road passes along the southern side of the Kingston Peninsula. Route 845 begins within the town limits of Hampton at an intersection with Route 121. Next comes the village of Kingston, followed by the village of Clifton Royal which has a cable ferry (Gondola Point Ferry) to the Saint John suburb of Quispamsis. Route 845 follows the southern shore of the Kingston Peninsula along the Kennebecasis River past Clifton Royal and Chapel Grove. Next is the community of Summerville, which has a seasonal ferry to Millidgeville, in Saint John. Adjacent to this ferry is another cable ferry to Kennebecasis Island, a summer-only community accessible from May to November. The road curves northward at Lands End opposite Grand Bay-Westfield, where a third ferry to Grand Bay-Westfield leaves from the Hardings Point Landing Road. The second half of Route 845 runs northeasterly along the Saint John River from Hardings Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
