ASSOCIATED PRESS
MARION, Ky. — A new contract has been reached to continue service by the Cave-in-Rock Ferry, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said.
The ferry connects Kentucky 91 in Crittenden County to Illinois 1 in Hardin County, Illinois, carrying some 500 vehicles daily on the Ohio River. Its regular operating hours are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day, the firm said.
The $3.3 million contract runs through June 30, 2024. The ferry is jointly funded by the firm and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Marion offers the closest full-service grocery store for many Hardin County residents, the firm said. The ferry serves as a tourist attraction and also connects hiking and outdoor activities in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois to the Amish community in Crittenden County, the firm said.
Today’s Best Photos: Dior’s Fall/Winter 2022-2023 Haute Couture Collection and More
A car lies semi-submerged in flood waters in Camden on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Monday, July 4, 2022. More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and surrounding areas have been ordered to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on Monday as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Mark Baker
An emergency vehicle blocks access to the flooded Windsor Bridge on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Monday, July 4, 2022. More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and surrounding areas have been ordered to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on Monday as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Mark Baker
Oakland Athletics center fielder Skye Bolt (11) can’t catch a double hit from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., on Monday July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jeff Chiu
Taylor Fritz of the United States meets Australia’s Jason Kubler in a men’s singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair grant)
Alastair Grant
Nick Kyrgios of Australia celebrates after defeating Brandon Nakashima of the United States in a men’s singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Alberto Pezzali
Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts after winning a point against Brandon Nakashima of the United States in a men’s singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Alberto Pezzali
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning a point against Botic Van De Zandschulp of the Netherlands in a men’s singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Monday July 4, 2022 (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Alberto Pezzali
Nicole Hein Vila of Peru competes in the women’s pole vault final of the Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia, Monday, July 4, 2022. Vila won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Fernando Vergara
Spectators gather along the Williamsburg waterfront in the New York borough of Brooklyn for the Macy’s Fireworks display as fireworks explode from barges on the East River to celebrate the day Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Bebeto Matthews
Fireworks erupt on the National Mall over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the United States Capitol during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo /J. David Ake)
J. David Ake
A man cycles to work on a small road as the sun rises on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael Prost
Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart scores Cleveland Guardians’ Myles Straw at home plate during the third inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Paul Sancia
A rescue helicopter flies over the Punta Rocca glacier near Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Monday July 4, 2022, a day after a huge chunk of the glacier broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, snow and rocks on hikers. Rescuers said conditions below the glacier, which has been melting for decades, were still too unstable to immediately send rescuers and dogs to the area to search for others buried under tons of debris. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Lucas Bruno
Brandon Nimmo (9) of the New York Mets sits on the field to watch fireworks after a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Aaron Doster
The models wear creations as part of Dior’s fall-winter 2022-2023 haute couture collection presented on Monday July 4, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Michael Euler
A model wears a creation for Schiaparelli’s fall-winter 2022-2023 haute couture collection, Monday July 4, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Lewis Joly
A farmer reacts as he looks at his field on fire due to fighting on the frontline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Efrem Lukatsky
A woman wipes away tears after a mass shooting during the Highland Park July 4 parade in Highland Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Nam Y. Huh
Law enforcement officers search downtown Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, after a mass shooting during the Highland Park 4th of July Parade, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo /Nam Y.Huh)
Nam Y. Huh
Residents line up to get a throat swab at a testing site due to requirements for a negative COVID test within the past 72 hours to enter certain buildings and use public transportation in Beijing on Monday, July 4 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Andy Wang
