Speewa Ferry

{{Short description|Cable ferry in Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} [[File:SpeewaFerry.JPG|thumb|The Speewa Ferry, seen from the Victorian bank]] The '''Speewa Ferry''' is a [[cable ferry]] across the [[Murray River]] on the border between the [[Australia]]n states of [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The ferry is located in the community of [[Speewa, Victoria]], approximately {{convert|20|km}} north of [[Swan Hill]], off the road between Swan Hill and [[Nyah, Victoria|Nyah]].<ref name=rtansw>{{cite web | url = https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/vehicular-ferries/index.html#SouthWestregion | title = Vehicle ferries | publisher = [[Roads & Maritime Services]]| access-date = 14 January 2019 }}</ref>

The ferry is controlled by [[Transport for NSW]], but is jointly funded by both states. It operates seven days a week, carries a maximum of three cars at a time, and is free of [[toll (road usage)|toll]]s. The times of operation vary on different days of the week, but the ferry operates from 0800 to 2100 on all days, and longer on some. On each day there are two one-hour breaks in service.<ref name="rtansw"/>

The Speewa Ferry is one of only two cable ferries to cross the section of the Murray River between New South Wales and Victoria, the other being the [[Wymah Ferry]] nearly {{convert|500|km}} upstream. However, there are another 11 such ferries further downstream, on the [[South Australia]] section of the river.<ref name="rtansw"/><ref name=gswfl>{{cite web | title = Ferry Locations and Operational Status | url = http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/marine/rec_boating/ferry_services_map.asp | publisher = Government of South Australia | access-date = 2008-11-27 | url-status = dead | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090522231256/http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/marine/rec_boating/ferry_services_map.asp | archive-date = 22 May 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==See also== *[[Murray River crossings]]

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==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/using-roads/vehicular-ferries/index.html#SouthWestregion RMS vehicle ferry operation information]. * [http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=heritage.show&id=4301081 RMS heritage information on Speewa Ferry]

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[[Category:Cable ferries in Australia]] [[Category:Crossings of the Murray River]] [[Category:Ferries of New South Wales]]