Near Doddridge in Miller County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
The Spring Bank Ferry
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 25, 2021
1. The Spring Bank Ferry Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 33° 5.356′ N, 93° 51.598′ W. Marker is near Doddridge, Arkansas, in Miller County. It is on State Highway 160 0.4 miles east of County Road 4, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands on the west end of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bradley AR 71826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of The Spring Bank Ferry (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ida Post Office Building (approx. 6.2 miles away in Louisiana); Ida Lousiana (approx. 6.2 miles away in Louisiana); James Sevier Conway (approx. 10.3 miles away); Frog Level (approx. 11.2 miles away in Louisiana); Discovery-Rodessa Oil Field (approx. 11.3 miles away in Louisiana); The Old Walnut Hill Schoolhouse (approx. 11.6 miles away); Brief Moments in Fouke History (approx. 12 miles away).
Regarding The Spring Bank Ferry. Location of the last ferry operating in southwest Arkansas until replaced by a bridge in 1995.
Also see . . . Spring Bank, the last Ferry on the Red River. Red River Historian website entry (Submitted on April 28, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
via Red River Historian, 1995
2. The Spring Bank Ferry's last day, recorded by the Arkansas Department of Transportation in 1995
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 25, 2021
3. The Spring Bank Ferry Marker & Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 2. submitted on April 28, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
