The second covered bridge across the Chattahoochee River connected Clay County, Georgia, and Henry County, Alabama, and was constructed between 1867 and 1869. Bonner and Walden, a New York construction company, were the original contractors, but Horace King completed the bridge. After the three-span bridge collapsed during the flood of March 1875, the original stockholders relinquished control of it to the City of Fort Gaines on the condition that the city rebuild it at public expense. A $7,500 bond issue was floated, and Captain B. B. McKenzie of Eufaula, Alabama, rebuilt the bridge. Following its reopening in 1875, the City of Fort Gaines considered levying ad valorem taxes to help retire the bridge repair bond issue, but angry property owners proposed selling the bridge to any person who would guarantee to retire the bonds. After considerable debate, the bridge was sold to David C. Adams, who realized a handsome profit on his investment. The flood of March 1888 partially destroyed the bridge again, and it was resold to the city for $5,000. William King, son of Horace King, then rebuilt it. The covered bridge remained in use until 1925, when the Henry-Clay cantilever bridge opened.