The Maintal–Dörnigheim Ferry, also known as the Mühlheim am Main to Dörnigheim Ferry, was a vehicular

cable ferry A cable ferry (including the types 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 ...

across the Main river in

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

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. The ferry crossed between the Dörnigheim district of the town of

Maintal Maintal (, ) is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau. Geography Neighbouring places The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfel ...

, on the right bank of the river, and

Mühlheim am Main Mühlheim am Main is a town of roughly 28,500 inhabitants on the Main (river), Main’s left bank in the Offenbach (district), Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt (region), Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Its municipal area mea ...

opposite. On 25 June 2020 the ferry was permanently retired.

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Transport in Hesse Main (river) basin Cable ferries in Germany Trolley ferries {{Hesse-geo-stub