Canal Street Ferry

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Ferryboat "Thomas Jefferson" approaches the Algiers side of the ferry route; Ferryboat "Frank X. Arminger" seen at dock at right foreground.

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 Westbank.

It carries automobiles for $1.00 (from the West Bank to the East Bank, free for the return trip) and bicycles and pedestrians for free. The Crescent City Connection Division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development operates the ferry on weekdays from 05:45 to midnight. Ferries depart the East Bank on the hour and half hour; West Bank ferries depart on the quarter hour and three quarters hour.

1 History
2 The Ferry in the film "Déjà Vu
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

The Ferry has been in regular service since 1827.

Since Hurricane Katrina the ferry's schedule has changed. It leaves the West Bank on the hour and half hour and the East Bank on the quarter hour and three quarters hour. It has ceased running until midnight, the last departure leaving at 8:45 p.m. This has caused quite a hardship on the people of Algiers, many of whom work across the river and depend upon the ferry for transportation home. There has been activity from the City Council and from special interest groups (such as the newly formed citizens group "The Friends Of The Ferry") toward having the state restore the ferry's hours to those of pre-Katrina, so far without success.

[edit] The Ferry in the film "Déjà Vu

The Ferry figures prominently in the 2006 film Déjà Vu. A major plot point in the film involves a fictional terrorist attack of 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 STREET" and "ALGIERS" were temporarily errected on the terminal roofs during filming.