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List of covered bridges in Georgia

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

Existing covered bridges

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Name Image Location
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Year Built Length Crosses Design Historical Notes
Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge[1] Thomaston, Upson County

32°45′20″N 84°13′49″W / 32.7556°N 84.2302°W / 32.7556; -84.2302
Geographic data related to Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge at OpenStreetMap

1892, rebuilt 1997 96 feet (29 m) Auchumpkee Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Big Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge[1] Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge Woodbury, Meriwether County c. 1840s 252.5 feet (77.0 m) Red Oak Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Callaway Gardens Covered Bridge[1] Harris County 1870 60 feet (18 m) Town lattice
Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge[1] Blakely, Early County
31°18′23″N 85°04′43″W / 31.30639°N 85.07861°W / 31.30639; -85.07861
1891 96 feet (29 m) Coheelee Creek Modified Queen Post Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Concord Covered Bridge[3] Concord Covered Bridge Smyrna, Cobb County 1872 131.7 feet (40.1 m) Nickajack Creek Queen-rod Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge[3] Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge Carnesville, Franklin County 1906 132 feet (40 m) Nails Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Elder's Mill Covered Bridge[3] Watkinsville, Oconee County 1897 100 feet (30 m) Rose Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Euharlee Covered Bridge[3] Euharlee Covered Bridge Euharlee, Bartow County 1886 137.6 feet (41.9 m) Euharlee Creek Town lattice
Howard's Covered Bridge[3] Oglethorpe County 1905 168 feet (51 m) Big Clouds Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge[4] Maysville, Jackson County 1884, burned in 1972, rebuilt 2002 127 feet (39 m) North Oconee River Town lattice
Kesler Covered Bridge[5] Homer, Banks County 1925 69 feet (21 m) Broad River King post to one side, Queen post to the other Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge[1] Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge boundary between Barrow County and Walton County 1894 117 feet (36 m) Apalachee River Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Lula Covered Bridge[3] Gainesville, Hall County 1915 34 feet (10 m) Grove Creek King post Also known as Blind Susie Covered Bridge, locally.[6]
New Salem Covered Bridge[7] Commerce, Jackson County 1915 47 feet (14 m) Grove Creek King post Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Poole's Mill Covered Bridge[3] Poole's Mill Covered Bridge Cumming, Forsyth County 1901 94.6 feet (28.8 m) Settendown Creek Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
Rockdale County Covered Bridge[3] Conyers, Rockdale County 1997 150 feet (46 m) Mill Rock Creek Decorative lattice
Stone Mountain Covered Bridge[3] Stone Mountain Covered Bridge Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County 1891 151 feet (46 m) Stone Mountain Park Lake Town lattice
Stovall Mill Covered Bridge[3] Stovall Mill Covered Bridge Helen, White County 1895 36.8 feet (11.2 m) Chickamauga Creek Queen post
Watson Mill Bridge State Park[3] Watson Mill Covered Bridge Comer, Madison County 1885 228.6 feet (69.7 m) South fork of the Broad River Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
White Oak Creek Covered Bridge[1] White Oak Covered Bridge Alvaton, Meriwether County 1880, burned in 1985 N/A N/A Town lattice Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2]
  • A Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by county.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Georgia Romantic Bridges" (PDF). Georgia Information Office, Georgia Department of Transportation. p. 5. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "North Georgia's Covered Bridges". About North Georgia. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Seibert, David. "The Hurricane Shoals Covered Bridge". Georgia Virtual Library Galileo. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Documenting North America's past & present covered bridges". Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Blind Suzie Covered Bridge". Explore Georgia. Georgia Department of Economic Development. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Documenting North America's past & present covered bridges". Retrieved July 15, 2025.
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