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The Fredericktown Ferry (nicknamed Fred) is a cable driven ferry that operated on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania[1] about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh from 1948 until May, 2013. The ferry consisted of a 60-footШаблон:Citation needed steel boat that could hold up to 6 vehicles at a time.[1] It connected the village of Fredericktown in Washington County with the village of La Belle in Fayette County which are separated by the Шаблон:Convert width of the river. The nearest bridge crossing is about Шаблон:Convert north via the PA Turnpike 43.Шаблон:Citation needed In 2013, the ferry cost $2 per motor vehicle and $0.50 per pedestrian, and was subsidized by Washington and Fayette Counties.

The ferry service was discontinued due to low ridership and mounting financial deficits in 2013.[2]

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  2. "Fayette to cease operations of Fredericktown ferry" http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529661#.Ui4TDsbvcfU Retrieved September 9, 2013