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CONGO LODGE # 743
FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF ARKANSAS Benton, AR Stated Meeting is 1st Monday night of the month at 7:30 P.M. Practice EVERY other Monday night of the month at 7:00 P.M. From Benton and Hwy 5/35Exit 117 Go away from Interstate on Hwy 5 South towards Hot Springs on the old highway for 1 mile; Turn right on Salt Creek Rd. travel 2.2 miles; at the intersection with Mulberry Rd. take a left and then an immediate right onto Brazil Rd. travel 3.5 miles; at the end of Brazil, turn right onto Steel Bridge Rd. travel 0.8 mile; On top of hill, at junction of Thompson Dairy Rd. the Lodge sits on your left. From Benton and Congo Exit 118 Go away from Interstate on Congo Rd for 2.8 miles, until you get to a stop sign. Turn left, continuing on Congo Rd. for 2.7 miles, until just after you pass Salem Volunteer Fire Dept No 2 on your right; Congo Rd sweeps hard right but you bear to your left onto Steel Bridge Rd.. The Lodge is 1.5 miles on your right. From Little Rock on I-30 or on Hwy 5 Take Alcoa Exit 121 and go away from Interstate 0.2 miles over to Hwy 5. There is a light at the junction of Alcoa Rd and Hwy 5. Turn left toward Benton. Travel South on Hwy 5 for 0.2 mile, to the next traffic light. Turn right onto Salem Rd. Stay on Salem Road / Congo Road (Salem Rd automatically turns into Congo Rd. just past Harvest Foods) for 5.8 miles. Just past Salem Volunteer Fire Dept No 2 (on your Right), and in the sharp curve, bear left onto Steel Bridge Rd. The Lodge is 1.5 miles on your right. Coming from Ferndale or Avilla Come south on Ferndale/Congo Rd. through the Avilla East/West intersection. Travel 1.6 miles to where Congo Rd makes a hard left hand turn, turn right onto Steel Bridge Rd. It is the first road to the right past the Avilla East/West intersection. The Lodge is 1.5 miles on your right. Coming from Hot Springs and the Village Take Hwy 5 toward Benton; just as you cross the North Fork of the Saline River take a left onto Mulberry Road. (Riverside Grocery sits on your right as you cross the river). Travel 1.2 miles on Mulberry until you come to the first blacktop road to your left. This is Brazil Road. Take Brazil Road for 3.5 miles until it dead ends at Steel Bridge Rd. Turn right and go 0.8 mile to the top of the hill. The Lodge sits at the top of the hill on your left at Thompson Dairy Road. |
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