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Y&MV - Transfer Ferry

Phillips County, Arkansas, and Coahoma County, Mississippi

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Y&MV - Transfer Ferry

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Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #514699

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Ferry across Mississippi River on Y&MV Rwy
Location
Phillips County, Arkansas, and Coahoma County, Mississippi
Status
Removed but not replaced
Railroads
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV)
Design
Ferry crossing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.51384, -90.58120   (decimal degrees)
34°30'50" N, 90°34'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/722040/3821788 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,635)
Arkansas (1,768)
Built 1889 (262)
Built during 1880s (2,222)
Coahoma County, Mississippi (7)
Ferry (206)
Illinois Central Railroad (626)
Lost (29,047)
 Lost 1960 (95)
Lost during 1960s (996)
Mississippi (704)
Mississippi River (232)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Phillips County, Arkansas (10)
State line crossing (921)
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad (8)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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