List of covered bridges in Georgia

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There are 16 wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Existing covered bridges

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Year BuiltLengthCrossesDesignHistorical Notes
Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge [1] Auchumpkee Creek Bridge 03.JPG Thomaston, Upson County

32°45′20″N84°13′49″W / 32.7556°N 84.2302°W / 32.7556; -84.2302
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1892, rebuilt 199796 feet (29 m)Auchumpkee Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Big Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge [1] Red Oak Creek Bridge, Spanning (Big) Red Oak Creek, Huel Brown Road (Cov, Woodbury vicinity (Meriwether County, Georgia)).jpg Woodbury, Meriwether County c. 1840s252.5 feet (77.0 m)Red Oak Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Callaway Gardens Covered Bridge Harris County 187060 feet (18 m) Town lattice
Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge [1] COHEELEE CREEK COVERED BRIDGE.jpg Blakely, Early County
31°18′23″N85°04′43″W / 31.30639°N 85.07861°W / 31.30639; -85.07861
189196 feet (29 m)Coheelee Creek Modified Queen Post Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Concord Covered Bridge [1] Concord Covered Bridge 2.jpg Smyrna, Cobb County 1872131.7 feet (40.1 m)Nickajack Creek Queen-rod Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge [1] CROMER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE.jpg Carnesville, Franklin County 1906132 feet (40 m)Nails Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Elder's Mill Covered Bridge [1] ELDER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE.jpg Watkinsville, Oconee County 1897100 feet (30 m)Rose Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Euharlee Covered Bridge Euharlee Covered Bridge.jpg Euharlee, Bartow County 1886137.6 feet (41.9 m)Euharlee Creek Town lattice
Howard's Covered Bridge [1] HOWARD'S COVERED BRIDGE.jpg Oglethorpe County 1905168 feet (51 m)Big Clouds Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge.jpg Maysville, Jackson County 1884, burned in 1972, rebuilt 2002127 feet (39 m) North Oconee River Town lattice
Lula Covered Bridge Gainesville, Hall County 191534 feet (10 m)Grove Creek King post Also known as Blind Susie Covered Bridge, locally. [2]
Poole's Mill Covered Bridge [1] Poole's Mill Covered Bridge, Forsythe County, GA, US.jpg Cumming, Forsyth County 190194.6 feet (28.8 m)Settendown Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Rockdale County Covered Bridge Conyers, Rockdale County 1997150 feet (46 m)Mill Rock Creek Decorative lattice
Stone Mountain Covered Bridge Stone Mountain Ga Covered Bridge.JPG Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County 1891151 feet (46 m)Stone Mountain Park Lake Town lattice
Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Stovall Mill Covered Bridge.jpg Helen, White County 189536.8 feet (11.2 m) Chickamauga Creek Queen post
Watson Mill Bridge State Park [1] Watson mill state park.jpg Comer, Madison County 1885228.6 feet (69.7 m)South fork of the Broad River Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howard's Covered Bridge</span> United States historic place

Howard's Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge outside of Smithonia, Georgia in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1975. The bridge is located 3 miles southeast of Smithonia on SR S2164. The bridge was built in 1905 in a Town lattice design and is 168 feet long. The span travels over Big Clouds Creek. The site is marked by a historical marker posted by the Georgia Historical Society. The bridge was named for the pioneer family that settled in the area in the late 1700s. It was built with convict labor and is fastened with wooden trunnels. The timber used was transported on the Smithonia and Dunlap Railroad, connecting James Monroe Smith's farm with the Georgia Railroad at Dunlap, Georgia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Blind Suzie Covered Bridge". Explore Georgia. Georgia Department of Economic Development. Retrieved 6 June 2020.