Sombra-Marine City (Bluewater) Ferry
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The Sombra – Marine City (Bluewater) Ferry is a United States/Canadian cross-border ferry service which runs from Lambton County Road 33/St. Clair Parkway
(a former alignment of Highway 40
) in Sombra, Ontario to M-29
in Marine City, Michigan
. On the Ontario
/Canadian side, the dock is on King Street. On the Michigan
/American side, the dock is on S. Water Street.
The Bluewater Ferry currently runs two ships, the Daldean of Chatham and the Ontamich. The Daldean is larger and can carry 12 cars or two trucks, while the Ontamich, launched 1939, is capable of ferrying 9 cars or one truck.
As of April 2008 the ferry toll is $6.00 (CAN or US) for an automobile.
On occasion the ferry may not be able to operate because of heavy ice build up on one shore or the other. The first departure from the Canadian Side is 0640 and from the US at 0700.
St. Clair Parkway
The Saint Clair Parkway is maintained by the Saint Clair Parks Commission. The road was the original Highway 40, which was re-aligned about 5 km inland from the river on a new alignment as a Super-2 expressway from Wallaceburg to Sarnia...
(a former alignment of Highway 40
Highway 40 (Ontario)
Highway 40 is the main North-South Provincial highway in Southwestern Ontario, linking Chatham, Ontario to Sarnia, Ontario.- Origins :The road originally connected Highway 2 in Chatham, Ontario to Highway 7/Highway 22 in Sarnia, Ontario. It was created in 1934...
) in Sombra, Ontario to M-29
M-29 (Michigan highway)
M-29 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs in a south–north direction from Chesterfield Township to Marysville. It generally runs along the shore of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River....
in Marine City, Michigan
Marine City, Michigan
Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. The population was 4,652 at the 2000 census...
. On the Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
/Canadian side, the dock is on King Street. On the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
/American side, the dock is on S. Water Street.
The Bluewater Ferry currently runs two ships, the Daldean of Chatham and the Ontamich. The Daldean is larger and can carry 12 cars or two trucks, while the Ontamich, launched 1939, is capable of ferrying 9 cars or one truck.
As of April 2008 the ferry toll is $6.00 (CAN or US) for an automobile.
On occasion the ferry may not be able to operate because of heavy ice build up on one shore or the other. The first departure from the Canadian Side is 0640 and from the US at 0700.
External links
- Bluewater Ferry - Official Website
- Map from Google Maps