Bell's Ferry was a ferry across the Little River in Cherokee County, Georgia. This location is now part of a narrow arm of Lake Allatoona.
Bells Ferry Road runs from Church Street (former Georgia 3, one block west of former Georgia 5 on Cherokee Street) in Marietta north to Marietta Street (former Georgia 5) in Canton. It is an alternative route between the two county seats, departing well west of former Georgia 5 (which is now renumbered onto Interstate 575). Until 1984, the section of this road from Georgia 92 at Oak Grove north to Canton was designated as Georgia 205.
Within the city of Marietta, street signs use the proper "Bell's" rather than "Bells". However, the southernmost end of the road is called Church Street Extension, despite being a turn off of Church Street, and being a straight continuation of Bells Ferry Road. The counterintuitive name change occurs at an arbitrary place in the road (near Cobb EMC), instead of at a major intersection like Cobb Parkway. This section was once the main street through the small town of Elizabeth.
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