Crossing on the Lynchburg ferry
Crossing the Houston ship channel on the Lynchburg ferry.
From Wikipedia:
The Lynchburg Ferry is a ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. The 1,080 feet (330 m) crossing is the oldest operating ferry service within the state of Texas.
It carries automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians for free. Harris County has operated the ferry continuously since 1888. Ferries depart daily approximately every 5--10 minutes, beginning at 4:30 a.m. (04:30) and operate through 8:15 p.m. (20:15) and have a maximum capacity of 12 vehicles. The service averages between approximately 1,500-2,000 vehicles per day.
The service has two ships in its fleet, both completed in 1964 by the Todd Shipyard. The ferries are named in honor of former Texas governors William P. Hobby and Ross S. Sterling. A third ferry with a capacity of 9 vehicles dating from 1937 is available on standby if needed.
History
The present-day location of this ferry can trace its origins back to 1822 when it was constructed by Nathaniel Lynch just below the confluence of the San Jacinto River and the Buffalo Bayou and was known as Lynch's Ferry. The ferry was used by the Republic of Texas troops fighting Mexican forces in the Battle of San Jacinto April 1836. In what was later referred to as the Runaway Scrape, as many as 5,000 Texans fled eastward to escape the advancing army of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna utilizing the ferry. In the following days, Sam Houston's army defeated Santa Anna at San Jacinto, which resulted in Texas independence.
By 1837 the Harris County Commissioners Court would set formal ferry rates only to eliminate them in 1890, and the ferry service has been free ever since. By 1949 the ferry service was renamed as the Lynchburg Ferry in serving as the first vehicular crossing of the Houston Ship Channel.
The service would operate 24 hours per day, 365 days a year under the operation of Harris County through June 2004 when hours were reduced to their current times. Replacement vessels have been under consideration by the county since late 2004, but have yet to be ordered.
Tour Lynchburg Ferry
Capt. Calvin G. Evans provides a behind the scenes tour of the Lynchburg Ferry to GCCISD. Video produced by GCCISD and archived by Sterling Municipal Library, Baytown, TX
Drone - San Jacinto Monument via Lynchburg Ferry
Taking advantage of a nice day at San Jacinto Monument . Hadn't been on the ferry in years!
Drone - Lynchburg Ferry - Seagull Harassment
Aerial drone flight of Lynchburg Ferry's at The Houston Ship Channel.
Intentions of the flight was to film and follow the ferry all the way across, but the Seagulls didn't approve as they circled from above and below and dived towards me. Looked like a lone WWII bomber circled by enemy fighter planes. They scared me so much I aborted flight over water and return to land were they continued to harass me .
The Lynchburg Ferry is a ferry across the Houston Ship Channel connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. The 1,080 feet (330 m) crossing is the oldest operating ferry service within the state of Texas
It carries automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians for free. Harris County has operated the ferry continuously since 1888.[3] Ferries depart daily approximately every 5–10 minutes, beginning at 4:30 a.m. and operate through 8:15 p.m. and have a maximum capacity of 12 vehicles. The service averages between approximately 1,500-2,000 vehicles per day.
Raw video: Greenpeace protestors arrested from Fred Hartman Bridge over Houston Ship Channel
Greenpeace activists are taken into custody following nearly 12 hours of protesting by suspending themselves from the Fred Hartman Bridge over the Houston Ship Channel. The activists said they were drawing attention to climate change ahead of the Democratic debate at Texas Southern University in Houston.
What we know:
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Battleship, Ferry ride, Fred Hartman, and a cbr600f
A ride over the Fred Hartman bridge and by the San Jacinto Monument then thoughts about a 1991 CBR 600r that I used to own.
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10-31-15 Crosby, TX Local Flooding
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Lesson #29: The Road to Lynch's Ferry
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San Jacinto battleground
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