The Cecil Ferry is a
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 ...
in the
Canadian province
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...
of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
east of
Prince Albert
Prince Albert most commonly refers to:
*Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria
*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
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. The ferry crosses the
North Saskatchewan River
The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river that flows from the Canadian Rockies continental divide east to central Saskatchewan, where it joins with the South Saskatchewan River to make up the Saskatchewan River. Its water flows event ...
, providing a link between
Highways 302 and
55.
The six-car ferry is operated by the
Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure. The ferry is free of
toll
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road to ...
s and operates between 7:00 am and midnight, during the ice-free season. The ferry has a length of , a width of , and a weight limit of .
Of all cable ferries in the province, the Cecil Ferry carries the highest percentage of truck traffic. The ferry transports approximately 20,000 vehicles each year.
See also
*
List of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River
This is a list of crossings of the North Saskatchewan River in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta from the river's confluence with the South Saskatchewan River upstream to its source.
Saskatchewan
Alberta
See also
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References
Ferries of Saskatchewan
Cable ferries in Canada
Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
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