On Avents Ferry Road (State Highway 42) 1.2 miles south of Corinth Road, on the right when traveling south.
Established 1775 by John Avent (ca.1740-1821). Vital to commerce and travelers crossing the Cape Fear River from Colonial times until 1926 when first bridge was built. — — Map (db m214360) HM
On Old US Highway 1 (County Route 1011) 0.1 miles south of Moncure Pittsboro Road (County Route 1012), on the right when traveling south.
Cornwallis, following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, spent several days building a bridge over Deep River, at point 300 yards N.W. — — Map (db m218157) HM