Chattahoochee River Crossing

Chattahoochee River Crossing (HM1D2W)

Location: Shorterville, AL 36373 Henry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 36.254', W 85° 3.561'

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First settler crossings were made here prior to 1817 on a log ferry operated by Robert Irwin. First bridge built by Prescott and Bemis and destroyed by flood of 1855. Second wooden covered bridge was completed in 1869 by ex-slave Horace King. Third was the Henry-Clay cantilever bridge opened in 1925. Fourth is the present McKemie Bridge opened in 1973. This river was the number one highway for local prehistorical man long before Christ.
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HM NumberHM1D2W
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Year Placed1978
Placed ByThe Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Henry County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 2:15am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 684103 N 3498203
Decimal Degrees31.60423333, -85.05935000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 36.254', W 85° 3.561'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 36' 15.24" N, 85° 3' 33.66" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40990 Hartford Rd, Shorterville AL 36373, US
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