A cable ferry is a ferry that is guided or propelled across a river or a large body of water by cables connected to both shores. This is the definition I found on Wikipedia and I don't see how to put it differently. The cable ferry is also called chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge or punt. They used rope or chains (hence the name of "chain ferry"), but before the nineteenth century ended, the ropes or chains have been replaced with stronger wire cables. [source: … [Read more...]