The ferry is located at Rhine kilometer 461.7 and was set up in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine bridge Gernsheim (Rhine kilometer 461.5), which was destroyed in March 1945 , as the bridge was not rebuilt after the war .
The ferry service could also be maintained at the lowest level of the Worms level of 2 cm, at which level the service is not yet known.
On December 21, 2015, the new Rhine ferry of the Gernsheimer Rhine ferry company of the Fretter family was inaugurated under the name "Helene". This replaced the “City of Gernsheim” after 50 years, and the ship was handed over to the Nierstein Rhine ferry . The new ship with a length of 62.80 m has 50% more loading capacity and can now accommodate around 28 vehicles.
literature
Albert Geipert: 1933-1945 - but the Rhine continued to flow. Forum Verlag Riedstadt 2003, ISBN 3-9807543-9-1