Washington Ferry
Tennessee Highway 30 at Tennessee River Bridge
Directions: From downtown Dayton, travel 27-S a short distance to bridge at Hwy 30.
The river village of Washington was once the largest town in Rhea County and its original county seat. During the Civil War, the Washington Ferry was an important crossing of the Tennessee River and Federal troops used it extensively during their occupation of the region from 1863 to 1865.
Southeast Tennessee Tourism Association's mission is to develop and implement heritage based programs in the ten-county region known as Southeast Tennessee.
