Anderson Ferry Information

The Anderson Ferry has been in continuous operation since 1817 has three Ferries, Boone 7, Little Boone and Deborah A. It is located about 8 miles west of downtown Cincinnati, providing the only automobile crossing between the I-71/75 Brent Spence Bridge and the I-275 West Bridge. The ferry has been in operation so long that a dirt road leading to it dating from the early 1800's grew into a major West Side road in the 1900's. Anderson Ferry Rd. makes the ferry easy to find. The ferry is popular in recent years do to higher gas prices and ease to the CVG airport and operates two boats during peak hours. Boone 7 built in 1937 is still often used. The airport is located about three miles south of the ferry in Kentucky, and has grown from a single runway in the 1940's to one of the nation's largest International airports in the country. The ferry saves Cincinnati west side residents miles of driving, and is popular both with those catching flights and those who work at the airport. It is also a daily commute for some people who live and work near the ferry. I ride it a couple times a week.

It was originally known as the Kottmyer ferry but was later sold to the Anderson Family. It is owned now by Paul Anderson who is not related to the first Anderson Family. The Ferry is the lone survivor of dozens of ferries which once served the Cincinnati, Ohio area. One of the first innovation the first Mr. Anderson had was to put the horses on the ferry. The old method was having horses on each side of the river pull the Ferry across. Mr. Anderson but them on a tread mill that powered the paddle wheel of the ferry. This was done prior to steam being used to power paddle wheels. 

The ferry connects the Ohio side of Anderson Ferry Road a major north - south arterial street which traverses the Western part of the City of Cincinnati, Delhi Township, Green Township and Cheviot from with a short private road on the Kentucky side of the river, which in turn connects with Kentucky Route 8 just east of its junction with Kentucky Route 20 near Constance, Kentucky. A short distance southwest from this junction along KY 20 is its junction with Kentucky Route 212 which provides the main access to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

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