| Marker Number |
976 |
| Atlas Number |
5399000976 |
| Marker Title |
Colorado River Ferry Crossing |
| Index Entry |
Colorado River Ferry Crossing |
| Address |
8th St. |
| City |
Ballinger |
| County |
Runnels |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
410686 |
| UTM Northing |
3511767 |
| Subject Codes |
roads; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1972 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
South end of 8th Street, Ballinger |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
Used in 1880s for travel on Ballinger - San Angelo Road. Rates fixed by the county court ranged from one cent for a head of livestock to one dollar for 6 horses and a wagon. Ferry was in use until building of first cedar and pine wood bridge, 1888. |
