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Benton's Ferry
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Ferry across Amite River on Benton's Ferry Rd. (which became the Hammond Hwy.)
- Location
- East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1850s
- 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)
Sources
- Jared Mixson
- Benton's Ferry
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