
Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge
Posted by:
stsimpson
N 33° 02.306 W 084° 33.153
16S E 728559 N 3658210
Covered bridge built by Horace King, the famous freed slave who became a master bridge builder. Covered Bridge Road, Woodbury, GA.
Waymark Code: WM18Q1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2007
Views: 59
This waymark can be driven to and over, with a limited load. It crosses Red Oak Creek which flows into the Flint River. It is a few miles east of F.D. Roosevelt State Park. Built in the 1940's this is only surviving bridge built by Horace King and including the approaches to the bridge is the longest and largest covered bridge remaining in Georgia.
Current Condition of Bridge: Can drive across in pickup or automobile
 Web Address: [Web Link]
 Description of Covered Bridge: Other names: Imlac Bridge
Length: 252.5 ft.
Width: ft.
Built: c. 1840's
Builder: Believed to be Horace King
Truss: Town lattice
Stream: Red Oak Creek
Road name: Huel Brown Road/Covered Bridge Road
Traffic: Yes
WGCB Number: 10-99-02
Parking: Side of road
Picnic Area: No
Historic marker: Yes
Owner: Meriwether County
 Year Built: 1840's
 Parking (If not at the bridge):: at the bridge
 Location (Road - City - State - Country): Covered Bridge Road, Woodbury (Merwether Co.) Georgia, USA

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