Gretchen and I took off on another day trip; this time, we went to check out the Covered Bridges near Athens, Georgia, where we found three very cool ones. Of course, we had to take our obligatory selfie at our first stop!
Watson Mill Covered Bridge
Georgia's longest covered bridge is Watson Mill Covered Bridge which spans 229 feet across the South Fork River. It is situated in Watson Mill Bridge State Park and as the plaque above the bridge states, it was initially constructed in 1885.
Here's a video of driving across it and you can really get a feel for the length of this one.
Looking at it from the north side of the river you can get another perspective of just how long this bridge is as well as see the calm South Fork River that it crosses.
From the south side of the river you can see the dam that was constructed years ago as well as the shoals that are down river.
Howard's Covered Bridge
Next up was a covered bridge built in 1904-1905 to replace an earlier structure that spans Big Cloud Creek. This one is closed off to traffic, but you can walk across it – if you don't fall through the rotten boards just before the roof covers the bridge.
We grabbed this cool picture as we neared the end during our walk across this 164 foot piece of history.
And looking back once you pop out on the other side you get this nice view.
Elder Mill Covered Bridge
Last up on our day trip was the 99 foot Elder Mill Covered Bridge that crosses Rose Creek and, of course, we took another video of crossing a bridge (like that's interesting!).
Seriously, it is a nice bridge for sure.
Here are a few more shots of this beautiful bridge.
It is very well constructed and felt so solid driving over it despite being completely made of wood and lacking underlying steel beams like most of the other covered bridges that take modern traffic.
We really had a great time checking these bridges and are almost done checking off our list of Georgia's Covered Bridges.
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