The Cave-In-Rock Ferry is one of four passenger
ferry services that cross the Ohio River into the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
. It connects
Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 1 (IL 1) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, the highway starts at the free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-in-Rock on the Ohio River and runs north to the south sid ...
in
Cave-In-Rock,
Hardin County, Illinois
Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,649, making it the least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. Hardin County is located in the p ...
to
Kentucky Route 91
Kentucky Route 91 (KY 91) is a state highway that traverses three counties in western Kentucky. It begins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and ends at the Ohio River, the Kentucky-Illinois state line in northern Crittenden County.
Route description
H ...
, 10.6 miles north of
Marion, Kentucky. It is the only public river crossing available between the
Brookport Bridge at
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Miss ...
and the
Shawneetown Bridge at
Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Old Shawneetown is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a population of 193, down from 278 at the 2000 census. Located along the Ohio River, Shawneetown served as an important United States ...
.
History
See also
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Ford's Ferry, from Kentucky to Illinois
*
Lusk's Ferry, from Illinois to Kentucky
*
Lusk's Ferry Road
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List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Illinois–Kentuc ...
References
{{reflist
External links
Ferry Services – Illinois Department of TransportationFerries – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
by Joe Gisondi, ''Herald & Review
The ''Herald & Review'' is a daily newspaper based in Decatur, Illinois. It is owned by Lee Enterprises.
The Herald & Review was named one of Editor & Publisher's "10 Newspapers That Do It Right" in 2019 for its use of government documents and ...
''. October 19, 2013.
Hardin County, Illinois
Ferries of Illinois
Ferries of Kentucky
Transportation in Crittenden County, Kentucky
No-fee ferries
Crossings of the Ohio River