VDOT News - Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Two Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) ferries will suspend service at noon today in the Northern Neck area to secure the vessels ahead of anticipated inclement weather and high winds.

Service will remain suspended tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 23, and through the weekend for both ferries.

Both ferries will resume their normal hours of operation the following week. The Sunnybank Ferry will resume service on Monday, Dec. 26. The Merry Point Ferry will resume service on Tuesday, Dec. 27.

The Merry Point Ferry is located on Route 604 (Merry Point Road and Ottoman Ferry Road) in Lancaster County and crosses the western end of the Corrotoman River.

The Sunnybank Ferry crosses the Little Wicomico River on Route 644 in Northumberland County.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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