Please click on the image above for a detailed map of ferryboat operations in Kentucky.
Ten ferries currently operate in the Kentucky, crossing the Cumberland, Green, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Ohio Rivers. Seven of these ferries are funded by the state, one is supported by federal funding, and two rely on private funding. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) manages the operations of six public ferries and owns and operates another. KYTC currently uses monies appropriated in the state's six-year highway plan to reimburse publicly operated ferries.
Ferryboats are an essential mode of transportation to transport vehicles across channels of water where bridges are not feasible. They can accommodate any vehicle that operates on a highway (motorcycles, passenger vehicle, trailers, RVs). In Kentucky, there are nine ferryboats that operate seven days a week, weather and water level permitting.
In fiscal year 2022, state funded ferries moved 309,000 vehicles carrying over 560,000 passengers. They also transported over 4,000 foot passengers and over 700 cyclists.
State Funded Ferries
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Ferry Name
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Location
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Ferry Authority Contact
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Augusta Ferry
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Connects KY to OH
Bracken County, KY to Brown County, OH
Connects KY 8 to US 52
Across Ohio River
Ferry Operations Contact:
606-756-3291
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Skip Miller
Authority President
Augusta Ferry Authority, Inc.
P.O. Box 8
Augusta, KY 41002
Phone: (606) 756-2151
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Cave in Rock Ferry
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Connects KY to IL
Crittenden County, KY to Hardin County, IL
Connects KY 91 to IL 1
Across Ohio River
Ferry Operations Contact:
618-289-4599
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Perry Newcom
Crittenden Co. Judge Executive
Ohio River Ferry Authority
107 South Main Street
Marion, KY 42064
Phone: (270) 965-5251
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Dorena-Hickman Ferry
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Connects KY to MO
Fulton County, KY to Mississippi County, MO
Connects KY 1354/KY 94 to MO 77
Across Mississippi River
Ferry Operations Contact:
731-693-0210
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Tammi Hutcheson, Dir Mississippi County Port Authority
204 S 11th Rd East Prarie, MO 63845 Phone: (573) 683-0290
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Reeds Ferry
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Connects Butler County, KY
Connects KY 269
Across Green River
Ferry Operations Contact:
270-532-1803
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Tim Flener
Butler County Judge Executive
P.O. Box 626
Morgantown, KY 42261
Phone: (270) 526-3433
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Rochester Ferry
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Connects Butler County, KY
to Ohio County, KY
Connects KY 369
Across Green River
Ferry Operations Contact:
270-526-4123
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Tim Flener
Butler County Judge Executive
P.O. Box 626
Morgantown, KY 42261
Phone: (270) 526-3433
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Turkey Neck Bend Ferry
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Connects Monroe County, KY
Connects KY 369
Across Cumberland River
Ferry Operations Contact:
270-746-7898
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Casey Pedigo
Transportation Engineer Supervisor
Department of Highways
702 S New Gallatin Rd
Scottsville, KY 42164
Phone: (270) 651-2956
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Valley View Ferry
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Connects Fayette and Jessamine County, KY to Madison County, KY
Connects KY 169
Across Kentucky River
Ferry Operations Contact:
859-258-3611
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Todd Lockhart
Chair
Valley View Ferry Authority
P.O. Box 856
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone: (859) 425-2214
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Federally Operated Ferries
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Location
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Ferry Operations Contact
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Green River Ferry
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Connects Edmonson County, KY
Connects KY 255/KY 70 to KY 1352
Across Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park
Ferry Operations Contact:
270-758-2166
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Steve Kovar
Chief of Facilities Management
Mammoth Cave National Park
P.O. Box 7
Mammoth Cave, KY 42259
Phone: (270) 758-2101
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Privately Operated Ferries
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Location
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Ferry Operations Contact
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Anderson Ferry
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Connects KY to OH
Connects Boone County, KY to Hamilton County, OH
Connects KY 8 to US 50
Across Ohio River
Ferry Operations Contact:
859-586-5007
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Paul Anderson
4030 River Road
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-5007
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Rising Star Ferry 
| Connects KY to IN Connects Boone County, KY to Ohio County, IN Connects KY 18 to IN 56 Across Ohio River Website Twitter Feed Ferry Operations Contact:812-438-1234 | Greg Tufts Director of Operations
8555 Lower River Rd Burlington, KY 41005 Phone: (812) 438-1234
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Monthly ferry traffic count forms and guidance for state funded ferries:
