Howard's Covered Bridge Marker

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Smithonia in Oglethorpe County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Howard's Covered Bridge

By David Seibert, April 21, 2001

1. Howard's Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. Built in 1904-05 to replace an earlier structure, this bridge bears the name of a pioneer family who settled near Big Cloud’s Creek in the late 1700s. Constructed in the Town lattice design using convict labor, the 164-foot bridge’s web of planks crisscrosses at 45-to 60-degree angles and are fastened with wooden pegs, or trunnels, at each intersection. The south Georgia timber used in the bridge was transported to Smithonia via the Smith and Dunlap Railroad, a standard gauge steam railroad connecting the farm complex of James Monroe Smith with the Georgia Railroad at Dunlap.

Erected 2000 by Georgia Historical Society, Georgia Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. (Marker Number 109-2.)

Location. 33° 59.19′ N, 83° 8.004′ W. Marker is in Smithonia, Georgia, in Oglethorpe County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Chandler Silver Road (County Route 311) and Smithonia Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colbert GA 30628, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Cloud's Creek Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Watson Mill Bridge (approx. 4.3 miles away); William Harris Crawford (approx. 7.3 miles away); A Memorial to William Harris Crawford (approx. 7.3 miles away); Wm H Crawford (approx. 7.3 miles away); Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Governor Gilmer’s Home (approx. 8.2 miles away); Oglethorpe County (approx. 8.2 miles away).

By David Seibert, September 3, 2011

2. Howard's Covered Bridge Marker

By David Seibert, September 3, 2011

3. Howard's Covered Bridge Marker

Howard's Covered Bridge Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, April 21, 2001

4. Howard's Covered Bridge

By David Seibert, April 21, 2001

5. Howard's Covered Bridge

By David Seibert, September 3, 2011

6. Howard's Covered Bridge

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on July 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 6. submitted on March 10, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.