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Benton's Ferry
Description
Benton's Ferry (or Benton Ferry) existed at the site of the present US 190 bridges across the Amite River near Denham Springs. The ferry was already in existence when mentioned in a newspaper article in the September 14, 1850 edition of "The Baton Rouge Gazette".The ferry service presumably suspended operations when the first bridge at the location was completed in 1894.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost ferry across Amite River on Benton's Ferry Road (now US 190)
- Location
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Replaced by a bridge
- History
- Established before 1850; discontinued 1894
- Builder
- - Robert Benton
- Design
- Ferry crossing
- Also called
- Marietta Ferry
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +30.46469, -90.98974 (decimal degrees)
30°27'53" N, 90°59'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/692995/3371995 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Denham Springs
- Inventory number
- BH 53652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 18, 2020: Updated by Roger Collins: Added description text and revised dates.
- September 26, 2012: Added by Jared Mixson
Related Bridges
- Benton Ferry Bridge (1894) (Successor)
Sources
- Jared
- Benton's Ferry
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