Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

In 1886 the county contracted with Washington W. King, son of freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King, and Jonathan H. Burke to construct the 138-foot Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge. It stood adjacent to a mill owned by Daniel Lowry, whose foundation is still evident. The bridge replaced several previous structures, the last of which had been built two years earlier. Built in the Town lattice design, its web of planks crisscrosses at 45- to 60-degree angles and is fastened with wooden pegs, or trunnels, at each intersection.

Euharlee, Georgia · United States