ferry ramp

ferry ramp
The sloping way leading from the land portion of a highway down to a ferry landing or up from a ferry landing to the land portion of a highway; a part of the highway generally but not necessarily a "highway" for all applications of a traffic regulation. Dilich v Templemen Bros. (La App) 164 So 261.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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