Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge
The construction of this 121-foot bridge at McDonald’s Ford was first authorized by the county in 1883, though construction was delayed until 1891. It was completed in four months by J.W. Baughman and thirty-six workers as a modification of the queen post
truss design. The trusses have a horizontal cross piece extending across a center post flanked by two compression timbers slanting down and outwards with a set of iron rods slanting down and inwards. The concrete abutments were added in 1958. This bridge is
the southernmost covered bridge remaining in Georgia.
Marker is at the intersection of Old River Road and Fanny Askew Williams Park Entrance, on the left when traveling north on Old River Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
