Lytton Ferry

{{Short description|Passenger and vehicle ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia}}

{{Infobox water transit

|name = Lytton Ferry

|logo =

|image = Lytton Reaction Ferry.jpg

|image_size = 250px

|locale = 2.4km north of Lytton, British Columbia

|waterway = Fraser River

|transit_type = Passenger and vehicle ferry

|began_operation =

|ended_operation =

|system_length = 150m

|lines = 1

|vessels = 1

|terminals = 2

|ridership =

|operator = VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd.[http://www.vsahwy.com/ VSA Highway Maintenance Ltd.]

|owner = British Columbia Ministry of Transportation

|website = {{URL|https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/passenger-travel/water-travel/inland-ferries/lytton-reaction-ferry}}

}}

The Lytton Ferry is a cable ferry across the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated about {{convert|2.4|km}} north of Lytton.{{cite web | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/marine/ferry_schedules.htm | title = Inland Ferry Schedules | publisher = Province of British Columbia | accessdate = 2008-11-25 }}

Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry, which is propelled by the current of the water. An overhead cable is suspended from towers anchored on either bank of the river, and a "traveller" is installed on the cable. The ferry is attached to the traveller by a bridle cable. To operate the ferry, rudders are used to ensure that the pontoons are angled into the current, causing the force of the current to move the ferry across the river.{{cite web | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/BCHighways/contracts/maintenance/Standards_Specs_Local_Area/sa14/LAS1d_Appendix_D_Reation_Ferry_Operation-Lytton.pdf | title = Appendix D - Reaction ferry operation - Lytton | publisher = Province of British Columbia | accessdate = 2008-11-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611184956/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/BCHighways/contracts/maintenance/Standards_Specs_Local_Area/sa14/LAS1d_Appendix_D_Reation_Ferry_Operation-Lytton.pdf | archive-date = 2011-06-11 | url-status = dead }}

The ferry operates under contract to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation, is free of tolls, and runs on demand [http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/marine/ferry_schedules.htm#lytton between 0630 and 2215]. It carries a maximum of 2 cars, or one small school bus, and 18 passengers at a time. The crossing is about {{convert|150|m}} in length, and takes 5 minutes. The ferry does not operate at times of high water.{{cite web | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/marine/ferry_schedules.htm | title = Inland Ferry Schedules | publisher = Province of British Columbia | accessdate = 2008-11-25 }}