Howard's Covered Bridge
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 (51 m) long. The span travels over Big Clouds Creek. The site is marked by a historical marker posted by the Georgia Historical Society.[1] The bridge was named for the pioneer family that settled in the area in the late 1700s.[1] It was built with convict labor and is fastened with wooden trunnels.[1] The timber used was transported on the Smith and Dunlap Railroad, connecting James Monroe Smith (Georgia farmer)'s farm with the Georgia Railroad at Dunlap, Georgia.[1]
The site's historical marker is at the southern end of Chandler Silver Road at the intersection with Cloud's Creek Road, 1.3 miles west of the Cloud's Creek Baptist Church marker.[2]
The bridge's coordinates are: 33°59′09″N 83°08′01″W / 33.985833°N 83.133611°W / 33.985833; -83.133611
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
- List of covered bridges in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
- ^ a b c d Howard's Covered Bridge Historical Marker Georgia Info
- ^ Howard's Covered Bridge Georgia Info (photograph and historical marker location information)