Jackson Avenue-Gretna Ferry

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The Jackson Avenue-Gretna Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana, connecting Jackson Avenue in New Orleans with Huey P. Long Avenue in Gretna. It carries automobiles for $1.00 and pedestrians for free. The Crescent City Connection Division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development operates the ferry on weekdays from 06:00 to 20:45.

At one time, the ferry carried Louisiana Highway 23.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ 1975 AAA Triptik map of New Orleans

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

[edit] External links

• Crescent City Connection Ferries
• Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Locations and Characteristics of Ferries

Crossings of the Mississippi River Upstream Huey P. Long Bridge New Orleans Public Belt Jackson Avenue-Gretna Ferry Downstream Crescent City Connection

Crossings of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Harvey Canal Bridge Jackson Avenue-Gretna Ferry East Crescent City Connection