Near Edman in Meriwether County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge
Photographed By David Seibert, April 13, 2002
1. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge Marker
This bridge was built in the 1840s by freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King (1807-1885). Constructed on the Town lattice design, the bridge’s web of planks crisscrossing at 45- to 60-degree angles are fastened at each intersection with a total of approximately 2,500 wooden pegs, or trunnels. Although King is credited with the construction of many covered bridges throughout west Georgia, this is his only surviving bridge of this design. At 391 feet, including the approaches, this structure is the oldest and longest wooden covered bridge in Georgia.Erected 2001 by Georgia Historical Society, Meriwether Historical Society, Gay Co-Op Club, and the Meriwether County Commission. (Marker Number 99-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists.
Location. 33° 2.305′ N, 84° 33.133′ W. Marker is near Edman, Georgia, in Meriwether County. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Noted Indian Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Cove Gorges of the Flint (approx. 6.2 miles away); Carmel Historic District (approx. 9.2 miles away); Meriwether County (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Noted Indian Trail (approx. 9.4 miles away); Old Depot Site Warm Springs (approx. 12.7 miles away); Georgia Warm Springs Foundation (approx. 12.8 miles away); Franklin D. Roosevelt (approx. 12.9 miles away).
Also see . . . Explore Southern History article "A Surviving Horace King Bridge". Thanks to adamthewoo. (Submitted on August 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed By Anna Inbody, July 2, 2012
2. Overview
Photographed By David Seibert, June 30, 2012
3. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge Marker
Photographed By David Seibert, June 30, 2012
4. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge Marker
Photographed By David Seibert, March 18, 2000
5. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge
Photographed By David Seibert, June 30, 2012
6. Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge
The interior of the bridge, showing the Town lattice method of construction.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,661 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on July 9, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 23, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5. submitted on July 23, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 6. submitted on July 9, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
