Los Ebanos Ferry

26°14′22.0″N 98°33′54.5″W / 26.239444°N 98.565139°W / 26.239444; -98.565139

The hand-operated ferry at Los Ebanos, Texas.

The Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalán, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, is a hand-operated cable ferry that travels across the Rio Grande between Los Ebanos, Texas, and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas. It is the last of its kind along the entire stretch of the Rio Grande.[1][2] The city of Los Ebanos was named after the Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano) that anchors the ferry.[3]

The ferry was first opened in 1950. It is the only remaining international ferry operation on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The crossing is occasionally closed when river levels are high, such as in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "Texas Escapes: Los Ebanos Ferry".
  2. ^ "Los Ebanos Ferry". Texas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06.
  3. ^ "Texas ebony Ebenopsis ebano". Trees of Texas. Texas Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  4. ^ "Customs and Border Protection Announces the reopening of the Los Ebanos Ferry crossing | U.S. Customs and Border Protection". www.cbp.gov. Retrieved 4 July 2024.