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A passenger launch is in operation, but vehicles need to divert via Newport.
Cowes Floating bridge: All you need to know
The Floating Bridge links Cowes and East Cowes, running regularly through the day and much of the evening. It’s sometimes called the Chain Ferry because it pulls itself both sides of the river on a chain.
Below are articles charting the history of the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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Extra crossings have been added to the regular timetable, in anticipation of residents and visitors travelling to the world-famous regatta.
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Despite advising the media late Friday afternoon that the floating bridge would be out of action from Monday morning, the IWC are now saying it is in service today.
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Cowes Harbour Commission say the work will take place Tues-Thurs, but Isle of Wight council say the Floating Bridge will be out of action for five days.
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The floating bridge will be out of service yet again next week as more parts on the two-year-old bridge are replaced.
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It's taken them a while, but the Isle of Wight council are finally making the "vital improvements" to the roads around the floating bridge to improve safety of pedestrians and avoid lorries getting stuck.
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IWC say the suspension is to allow further repairs to the south east hinges and to replace a number of guidewheels.
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The floating bridge has been taken out of service today so a fault can be repaired before the busy bank holiday weekend.
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The Solent LEP respond to harsh criticism leveled at them over the floating bridge consultation by East Cowes councillor, Karl Love.
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The Isle of Wight councillor for East Cowes says the Solent LEP consultation for the floating bridge was a "shockingly poor example of community engagement".
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The Isle of Wight council has so far hidden the circumstances of what happened to a Floating Bridge crew member that led them to be airlifted to hospital.
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It's taken a Freedom of Information request to find out some details of what happened on the Floating Bridge last September that led to a crew member being air-lifted after a serious incident.
