Finnegan is anunincorporated community insouthern Alberta inSpecial Area No. 2,[1] located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west ofHighway 36, 64 kilometres (40 mi) northwest ofBrooks.
TheFinnegan Ferry is a historiccable ferry inAlberta, Canada that is still in operation. It is located at the unincorporated community of Finnegan. The ferry is the North/South connection ofAlberta Highway 862 where it crosses theRed Deer River.
It is named for John Finnegan (1842–1924) who homesteaded on the river, then opened and operated the ferry. The community is named after the ferry. According to a tourism guidebook, Finnegan "was a very active wirey man all his life and at the age of 75 could still do handsprings!"[2]
Thetoll-free ferry is operated byAlberta Transportation. It has a capacity of thirteen cars, or fifty passengers. The ferry operates between 7:00 am and midnight from April 20 until November 15.
Finnegan Ferry has a weight limit of 62.5 tonnes (61.5 long tons; 68.9 short tons) and dimensions of the ferry are 22.5 metres (74 ft) long and 10.36 metres (34.0 ft) wide.[3]
In 1991, musicianTom Cochrane shot part of the music video to his song "Life Is a Highway" on the ferry.[2]
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51°07′40″N112°04′54″W / 51.12778°N 112.08167°W /51.12778; -112.08167 (Finnegan)
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