- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Elder Mill Covered Bridge historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Oconee County
Covered bridges--Georgia--Oconee County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Oconee County, Watkinsville, 33.8629, -83.40877
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Elder's Mill Rd. just off Ga. 15 approx. 5 miles south of Watkinsville
Text of marker: "Elder Mill Covered Bridge. Built in 1897 by Nathaniel Richardson, this 99-foot-long bridge originally carried the Watkinsville-Athens Road over Calls Creek. It was moved here to Rose Creek in 1924 and the road was relocated to its present site. The nearby c. 1900 grist mill ceased operations in 1941. 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 trunnels, at each intersection. It is one of the few covered bridges in Georgia continuing to carry traffic without underlying steel beams. 2001.21 Erected by The Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration 108-1" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_elders-mill-covered-bridge
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_elders-mill-covered-bridge
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
