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<p>A <b>cable ferry</b> (including the types <b>chain ferry</b>, <b>rope ferry</b>, <b>swing ferry</b>, <b>floating bridge</b>, or <b>punt</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=ferry">ferry</a> that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. The earliest examples date from the 13th century, and often used either <a href="page.php?w=rope">rope</a> or <a href="page.php?w=steel">steel</a> <a href="page.php?w=chain">chain</a>s. These were largely replaced by <a href="page.php?w=wire_cable">wire cable</a></p><p>
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