New Orleans Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Ferries==== [[File:AlgiersFerry TJefferson arriving3 bright.jpg|thumb|Ferries connecting New Orleans with [[Algiers, New Orleans|Algiers]] (left) and Gretna (right)]] New Orleans has had continuous ferry service since 1827,<ref>{{cite web |title=History of New Orleans' Ferries |publisher=Friends of the Ferry |access-date=May 19, 2018 |url=http://friendsoftheferry.org/ferry-history.html |archive-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520054801/http://friendsoftheferry.org/ferry-history.html |url-status=live }}</ref> operating three routes as of 2017. The [[Canal Street Ferry]] (or Algiers Ferry) connects downtown New Orleans at the foot of [[Canal Street, New Orleans|Canal Street]] with the [[National Historic Landmark District]] of [[Algiers Point]] across the Mississippi ("West Bank" in local parlance). It services passenger vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. This same terminal also serves the Canal Street/Gretna Ferry, connecting [[Gretna, Louisiana]] for pedestrians and bicyclists only. A third auto/bicycle/pedestrian connects [[Chalmette, Louisiana]] and Lower Algiers.<ref name=friendsoftheferry.org>{{cite web |title=Friends of the Ferry |url=http://www.friendsoftheferry.org/ |access-date=July 2, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131434/http://www.friendsoftheferry.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page