I am not sure just exactly what photos you are looking at, buy yes the main road to Mount Elba does still exist. The Ferry site was at what is not a small group of cabins where the road bends after first arriving at the river. This is the site where Powell Clayton built his pontoon Bridges for the Battle of Mt Elba and for Marks Mill.

On Google Maps the road is listed as Mt Elba road Cleveland county road 122. From the cabins directly across the river from them is another road which would lead to Marks Mill and Camden or Warren. On Google Maps you will see another Cleveland County road marked 289. While this road is now a timber access road and dead ends, in 1863 it continued on running east to the settlement of Centerville and then to what is now US 63 at Center, Ar. Centerville and Center are NOT the same place they are approximetly 2 miles apart and Centerville no longer exists.

Anyway County road 289 was the Confederate battle line, fragments of 12# shells have been found along this road. This road is the way that Wrights Cavalry approached Mt Elba from US 63 and also the line of retreat of Wrights Confederates until they reach Big Creek where they tore up the bridge crossing Big Creek to stop the federal pursuit.

The ground between 289 and the Ferry site was open ground for farming and houses of the then larger community. to protect the community from floods a levie was present on the north side of the river. It is behind (on the riverside) this levy that Clayton had placed his 3 pieces of Artillery (two 12 # Mountain Howitzers and a 3 inch Blakely rifled gun) It is this position that is referred to as Fort Elba. The Confederate Prisoners from Longview and their guards were kept on the south side of the river during the Battle.

The Mt. Elba road on Goggle Maps ends at a shallow ford across the river which was usable during the dryer months. I do not believe that this ford played any part in either the Battle of Mt Elba or of Marks Mill less that a month later, due to higher waters.