The Evandale 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 carries
New Brunswick Route 124
Route 124 is an east/west provincial highway in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The road runs from Route 1 exit 175 in Valley Waters as far as the Saint John River, where it crosses the Evandale Ferry to Evandale and an intersection w ...
across the
Saint John River, linking
Kars
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on the east bank to
Evandale on the west bank.
The crossing is in length, takes 5 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 historic practice of charging for road use
** Shadow toll, ...
s. The ferry carries up to 15 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 ...
. The department has a ferry maintenance yard by the ferry's eastern terminus.
See also
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List of crossings of the Saint John River
The following bridges and ferries cross the Saint John River in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and U.S. state of Maine.
Crossings
See also
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References
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References
External links
Official ferries web page of the New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Ferries of New Brunswick
Crossings of the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy)
Cable ferries in Canada
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