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Sunday, October 21, 2001

16 Ferry rides

David Adame/Caller-Times
Ferry riders regularly get out of their cars to watch. Sometimes they're rewarded with the sight of frolicking dolphins.

A short but scenic boat ride provided courtesy of the Texas Department of Transportation.
  

  • Cost: Zero
      
  • Distance: 1/4 mile
      
  • Typical ride time: 2 minutes
      
  • Vehicles moved per hour: 100
      
  • Vehicles moved per day: 5,900
      
  • Vehicles moved from January to August: 1,520,604
      
  • Things ferry captain Gilbert Perez has seen in 33 years: Submarines, battleships, record-breaking offshore oil exploration projects, dolphins.
       Source: Texas Department of Transportation
      
      




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