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Monday 6am - 6pm Tuesday 6am - 6pm Wednesday 6am - 6pm Thursday 6am - 6pm Friday 6am - 6pm Saturday 8am - 8pm Sunday 8am - 8pm

Valley View Ferry

Name: Valley View Ferry
Address: Tates Creek Road, Jessamine County, KY, 40536, US
Telephone: +18594693871
Price range: Not applicable

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We are a free toll ferry located on the Kentucky River on Hwy 169 Tates Creek Rd in Madison/Jessamine County. Unless closure for high water or maintenance.

Open Monday-Friday 6am-6pm and Saturday-Sunday 8am-8pm. Check daily status on page. We are a toll free ferry and do not accept tips!

10/28/2026

CREW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - Brian Rutherford

Brian Rutherford is a resident of Madison County and has been with the ferry for almost four years. He currently hold a rating of Able Seaman in the US Merchant Marine and is STCW qualified. The STCW qualification is a battery of classes and exams demonstrating that he is qualified in Marine Firefighting, Cold Water Survival, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities and First Aid/CPR. In addition to those courses he has completed the rigorous course for Vessel Personnel with Designated Safety Duties. He is one of the many reasons why the Valley View Ferry has the most educated and qualified deck crews in the country. He gives 100% every day.

10/26/2026

IT IS NOT JUST THE FERRY THAT IS GETTING WORK DONE….. Part of our safety program is getting simulator time, we get multiple emergency situations in a sim cycle that sharpen the decision making process. In this scenario we had “multiple balls in the air” from multiple vessels closing, sudden weather changes and then a MAN OVERBOARD. The key is to prioritize the urgency of each situation and discard the unnecessary.

10/20/2026

CLOSED FOR BARGE MAINTENANCE EXPECTED TO REOPEN MID NOVEMBER

10/20/2026

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS CLOSED FOR BARGE MAINTENANCE.

10/18/2026

08:00
SUNDAY
18 OCT 26

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL.

10/17/2026

08:00
SATURDAY
17 OCT 26

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL.

10/16/2026

06:00
FRIDAY
16 OCT 26

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL.

10/15/2026

06:00
THURSDAY
15 OCT 26

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL.

10/14/2026

06:00
WEDNESDAY
14 OCT 26

THE VALLEY VIEW FERRY IS OPEN AND OPERATIONAL.

Address

Tates Creek Road
Jessamine County, KY
40536

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 6pm
Tuesday	6am - 6pm
Wednesday	6am - 6pm
Thursday	6am - 6pm
Friday	6am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Telephone

+18594693871

Website

http://valleyviewferry.org/

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