The Pocahontas carrying vehicles across the James River in 2015
Waterway
James River
Route
Virginia State Route 31
Carries
Automobiles and buses
Operator
Virginia Department of Transportation
Began operation
1925; state run since 1945
No. of vessels
4 (Pocahontas, Williamsburg, Surry, Powhatan)
Route map
The Jamestown Ferry (also known as the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry) is a free automobile and bus ferry service across a navigable portion of the James River in Virginia. It carries State Route 31, connecting Jamestown in James City County with Scotland Wharf in Surry County.
The service provides the only vehicle crossing of the river between the James River Bridge downstream at Newport News and the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge upriver near Hopewell. It is toll-free and operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The vessels carry over 900,000 passengers annually.[1] Operations are based at the Scotland Wharf in Surry County.
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connects Williamsburg with Jamestown. The sections of SR 31 on either side of the James River are connected by the JamestownFerry. SR 31 begins at an intersection...
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first opened to traffic in 1940, replacing ferry service as the primary connection for the town of Jamestown, situated on Conanicut Island. It was constructed...
banned from using the bridge; the easternmost crossing for them is the JamestownFerry, about 25 miles (40 km) upstream. The State Highway and Transportation...
automobile-carrying ferry service, although a similar operation was still serving about 35 miles (56 km) downstream at the JamestownFerry. Alternative driving...
Highway. It links Williamsburg with Jamestown, the southern entrance to the Colonial Parkway, and via the JamestownFerry leads to the rich farming area of...
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JamestownFerry (VA 31) (toll-free) The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge near Hopewell. This is a drawbridge on VA 106 / VA 156 which replaced ferry...
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Virginia is the northern terminus of the JamestownFerry, which was relocated there as part of the development of Jamestown for the celebration the 350th anniversary...
singles Albums Singles Songs 1970s "Delta Dawn" "Love's the Answer"/"The JamestownFerry" "What's Your Mama's Name" "Blood Red and Goin' Down" "Would You Lay...
singles Albums Singles Songs 1970s "Delta Dawn" "Love's the Answer"/"The JamestownFerry" "What's Your Mama's Name" "Blood Red and Goin' Down" "Would You Lay...
singles Albums Singles Songs 1970s "Delta Dawn" "Love's the Answer"/"The JamestownFerry" "What's Your Mama's Name" "Blood Red and Goin' Down" "Would You Lay...
Bridge–Tunnel James River Bridge George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge JamestownFerry Interstate 64 Interstate 664 Hampton Roads Beltway U.S. Route 17 U...
VDOT operates several free ferries throughout Virginia, the most notable being the JamestownFerry which connects Jamestown to Scotland Wharf across the...
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