Lawrence Ferry

{{Short description|Cable ferry across the Clarence River in New South Wales, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} The '''Bluff Point Ferry, Lawrence''' (commonly known as the '''Lawrence Ferry''') is a [[cable ferry]] across the [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The ferry operates between the town of [[Lawrence, New South Wales|Lawrence]] and [[Woodford Island]], and forms part of the route east from Lawrence to the coast. It is the busiest vehicular ferry in New South Wales.<ref name="rtansw">{{cite web | url = https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/vehicular-ferries/index.html#Northernregion | title = Vehicle ferries | publisher = [[Roads & Maritime Services]] | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }}</ref><ref name=cfit>{{cite web | title = Request for Tender RTA.07.2547.0089 | url = https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/rta/?event=public.rft.showArchived&RFTUUID=9A3767C7-DEB4-5461-64AE71749ACFAA00 | publisher = [[Roads & Traffic Authority]] | accessdate = 2008-12-27 }}</ref>

The ferry is operated by a [[private sector]] operator under contract to [[Transport for NSW]]. The ferry operates on demand 24 hours day, 7 days a week. If the ferry is not in operation, the alternatives are a {{convert|38|km}} detour via the [[Ulmarra Ferry]], or a {{convert|67|km}} detour via the bridge at [[Grafton, New South Wales|Grafton]].<ref name="rtansw"/><ref name=tbf>{{cite web | url = http://www.clarencetourism.com/transport_ferry.htm | title = Clarence Valley Ferry Services | publisher = Clarence River Tourism | accessdate = 2008-12-27 }}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/vehicular-ferries/index.html#Northernregion RMS vehicle ferry operation information].

{{Road infrastructure in regional New South Wales}} {{coord|-29.494448|153.114867|region:AU_type:landmark|display=title}} [[Category:Ferries of New South Wales]] [[Category:Cable ferries in Australia]]