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Gee's Bend Ferry (2006)

Wilcox County, Alabama

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Gee's Bend Ferry (2010)

Gee's Bend, 2010.

Photo from George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

View this photo at alabamanewscenter.com

BH Photo #484302

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Overview
Ferry across Alabama River on Gee's Bend Ferry
Location
Wilcox County, Alabama
Status
Open to traffic
History
New ferry service as of Sept. 18, 2006; previous ferry had been stopped in 1962.
Builders
- Hornblower Marine Services (HMS Ferries) - rebuilt/upgraded new ferry
- Hubert Bonner - built new ferry
Design
Ferry crossing
Also called
Camden-Boykin Ferry
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.05130, -87.30968   (decimal degrees)
32°03'05" N, 87°18'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/470765/3546164 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (963)
Built 2006 (68)
Built during 2000s (666)
Ferry (170)
Hornblower Marine Services (HMS Ferries) - rebuilt/upgraded new ferry (1)
Hubert Bonner - built new ferry (1)
 Modern (2,379)
Open (39,590)
Owned by state (15,754)
Toll (169)
Wilcox County, Alabama (7)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2020: New photo from Doug Klingerman

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