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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 |
Canal Street Ferry
Location of Canal Street Ferry in Louisiana
The Canal Street Ferry, also known as the Algiers Ferry, is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting the foot of Canal Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans with Algiers on the West Bank.[1] It carries pedestrians only for $2.00 one way. This increase in price from (formerly) free took effect February 23, 2014. The Crescent City Connection Division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development operates the ferry. Ferries depart daily from the West Bank on the hour and half hour, beginning at 6 a.m. (06:00) Departures from the East Bank are on the quarter-hour and three quarters hour, the last leaving at 12:15 a.m. (00:15).[2][3]
- ^ 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. ISBN 978-1465464347. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "CCCD Tolls & Schedules". Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Retrieved 2007-08-17.