Los Ebanos, Texas - Only Hand-Operated Ferry Across USA-Mexico Border

Address:: Los Ebanos, TX
Directions:: From McAllen/Mission take US 83 west ten miles to Sullivan City. Turn south onto Hwy 886, drive into the town of Los Ebanos, then keep bearing southwest until you reach the Rio Grande and the Ferry. The road on the Mexican side is much nicer than the road on the American side, which at the end is nothing but a dirt track.

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Los Ebanos, Texas - Only Hand-Operated Ferry Across USA-Mexico Border

You can find the Los Ebanos Ferry, the only existing hand-operated ferry on the U.S.-Mexican border. It is very unusual. It will carry three cars at a time. Men actually pull cables to make the ferry go across the water. We rode it across the river and turned around and came back. But don't be surprised to see the Border Patrol watching the area. It seems to be a crossing point for Mexicans coming across to Texas. [Beverly Short, 02/15/1998]

[RA: Perhaps only those that can't part with their cars.]

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November 26, 2009