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Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

Erected by Georgia Historical Society

 

Dedicated October 28, 2000

 

Region: Mountain

County: Bartow

GPS: N34 8.3325|W84 55.5226

 

 

In 1886 the county contracted with Washington W. King, son of freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King, and Jonathan H. Burke for the construction of this 138-foot bridge.  It was adjacent to a mill owned by Daniel Lowery, of which the foundation is still evident.  This bridge replaced several previous structures, the last having been built two years prior.  Constructed in the Town lattice design, the bridge's web of planks crisscrossing at 45- to 60-degree angles are fastened with wooden pegs, or tunnels, at each intersection.

 

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society, Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Admission

2000.12                                                                                                         8.1