It might surprise some you, then again it might not, that around 2 million passengers (passengers designed as single people) use the Woolwich Ferry every year. For what is undoubtedly an outdated method of crossing the River Thames - the Greenwich ferry was replaced by the Greenwich Foot Tunnel in in 1902, so yes, it is outdated - that's not that bad, but why does it still get used so much? Well, ultimately, there are only three river vehicle crossings within 20 miles east of Tower Bridge: the Blackwall Tunnel, the Rotherhithe Tunnel and the Dartford Crossing. The issue with those is that the tunnels both have height restrictions, and the Dartford Crossing is tolled - so the Woolwich Ferry provides a useful free alternative for HGVs looking to cross the river. Though there is little doubt that a bridge would be a far more convenient method of crossing the river, and it is likely that at some point there will be a suitable alternative crossing, there is something quite unique about the Woolwich Ferry, something to love in that it is free, and something to love in its strangeness. In an age where life travels at a worrying pace, the Woolwich Ferry offers a rather unexpected contrast. Who knows what the long-term future of the Woolwich Ferry is, maybe it will potentially operate alongside a crossing, maybe it won't - but for the time being, we should try to look on it positively, as a connecting force between the now, and the then.

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