The Belleisle Bay Ferry is a
cable ferry
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in the
Canadian
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province of
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 ...
. The ferry crosses
Belleisle Bay
Belleisle Bay is a fjord-like branch of the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
Species of fish common to the area include, among others:
*Yellow perch
*White perch
*Smallmouth bass
*American eel
*Lamprey eel
*Pumpkin see ...
, a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...
-like branch of the
Saint John River, linking
Kars
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on the north bank to
Long Point on the south bank.
The crossing is in length, takes 7 minutes, and is free of
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road toll (historic)
The road toll was a historical fee charged to travellers and ...
s. The ferry carries up to 12 cars at a time, and operates 24 hours a day all year. It is operated by the
New Brunswick Department of Transportation The Ministry (government department), Department of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet.
The depart ...
.
References
External links
Ferries site at New Brunswick Department of TransportationVideo of ferry in motion
Ferries of New Brunswick
Cable ferries in Canada
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