Howard's Covered Bridge

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Howard's Covered Bridge
HOWARD'S COVERED BRIDGE.jpg
Howard's Covered Bridge is located in Georgia
Howard's Covered Bridge
Location in Georgia
Nearest citySmithonia, Georgia
Coordinates33°59′9″N 83°8′1″W / 33.98583°N 83.13361°W / 33.98583; -83.13361Coordinates: 33°59′9″N 83°8′1″W / 33.98583°N 83.13361°W / 33.98583; -83.13361
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Built byMr. Hunt (supervisor), convict labor
Architectural styleTown lattice
NRHP reference No.75000604[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1975

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 . The site is marked by a historical marker posted by the Georgia Historical Society.[2] The bridge was named for the pioneer family that settled in the area in the late 1700s.[2] It was built with convict labor and is fastened with wooden trunnels.[2] The timber used was transported on the , connecting James Monroe Smith's farm with the Georgia Railroad at .[2]

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 marker.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Howard's Covered Bridge Historical Marker Georgia Info
  3. ^ Howard's Covered Bridge Georgia Info (photograph and historical marker location information)
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