- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge 2 mi. historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Early County
Covered bridges--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Early County, Hilton, 31.28823, -85.06521
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 62 at Hilton
Text of marker: "COHEELEE CREEK COVERED BRIDGE 2 mi. Constructed in 1891 by the Early County Commissioners, this relic of by-gone days is the southernmost covered bridge in the United States. The bridge consists of two spans, measuring 96 feet in length. Of the queen-post truss modified design, it stretches across Coheelee Creek with its picturesque waterfalls. The Fannie Askew Williams Park, a county maintained picnic area, is adjacent to the bridge. Coheelee Creek covered bridge is located two miles north of Georgia 62 on Old River Road. On May 13, 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION AND THE EARLY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1985" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_coheelee-creek-covered-bridge-2-mi
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_coheelee-creek-covered-bridge-2-mi
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
