Canal Street Ferry
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| Locale | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Waterway | Mississippi River |
| Transit type | Ferry |
| Operator | Crescent City Connection Division, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| Began operation | 1827 |
| Website | Crescent City Connection Ferries |
The Canal Street Ferry, also known as the Algiers Ferry, is a passenger ferry service across the Mississippi River in Louisiana, United States. It connects the foot of Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans with the neighborhood of Algiers on the West Bank.[1]
The ferry is operated by the Crescent City Connection Division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and serves pedestrians only. A one-way fare of $2.00 was introduced on February 23, 2014; prior to this date, the service was free.[2]
Ferries operate daily, departing from Algiers on the hour and half-hour beginning at 6:00 a.m., and from Canal Street at fifteen and forty-five minutes past the hour, with the final departure at 12:15 a.m.[3]
History
[edit]The Ferry has been in regular service since 1827.
After Hurricane Katrina (2005) the ferry's schedule was changed, ending daily service at 8 p.m. (20:00). Urged by the New Orleans City Council and special interest groups, such as the citizens group friends of the ferry, the state extended hours again in August 2007.[4]
In 2009, the Jackson Avenue–Gretna ferry also operated through the Canal Street landing.[4]
In popular culture
[edit]The Ferry figures prominently in the 2006 film Déjà Vu. A major plot point in the film involves a fictional terrorist attack on the Ferry. Pyrotechnics and special effects simulated one of the ferry boats being blown up.
Some aspects of the depiction of the Ferry in the film are contrary to real life. Notably in the film people driving on to the Ferry are required to leave their cars and go to the upper level during transit. In real life there is no such restriction; people may step out of their vehicles or remain inside them. Also, letters marking the two terminals "CANAL ST" and "ALGIERS" were temporarily erected on the terminal roofs during filming.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karlin, Adam (November 2010). New Orleans. Lonely Planet. p. 155. ISBN 978-1742205083. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ Travel, DK (21 February 2017). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New Orleans. Penguin. p. 213. ISBN 978-1465464347. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "CCCD Tolls & Schedules". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ a b "Friends of the Ferry". friendsoftheferry.org. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
External links
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- Crescent City Connection Ferries
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Locations and Characteristics of Ferries Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Ferry webcam on nola.com
- Friends of the Ferry
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