The Cave-In-Rock Ferry has reopened. The ferry had to halt operations at 10 a.m., Wednesday when 20 mile per hour winds out of the west created hazardous conditions on the Ohio River.
Winds had dropped sufficiently to allow ferry service to resume on the normal schedule start at 7 p.m. last night.
The Cave-In-Rock Ferry connects KY 91 with ILLINOIS Route 1 across the Ohio River between Crittenden County, KY, and Hardin County, IL.
The ferry normally operates from 6:00 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. central time, 7 days a week. The ferry carries about 500 vehicles across the Ohio River in an average day.
The Cave-In-Rock Ferry is at Ohio River navigation mile point 881.0.
The Cave-In-Rock Ferry is operated by an independent contractor with joint funding from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Illinois Department of Transportation through a ferry authority.