Howard's Covered Bridge

Howard's Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge outside of Smithonia, Georgia in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1975. The bridge is located 3 miles southeast of Smithonia on SR S2164. The bridge was built in 1905 in a Town lattice design and is 168 feet (51 m) long. The span travels over Big Clouds Creek. The site is marked by a historical marker posted by the Georgia Historical Society.[2] The bridge was named for the pioneer family that settled in the area in the late 1700s.[2] It was built with convict labor and is fastened with wooden trunnels.[2] The timber used was transported on the Smithsonia and Dunlap Railroad, connecting James Monroe Smith's farm with the Georgia Railroad at Dunlap, Georgia.[2]

Howard's Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Georgia Show map of Georgia (U.S. state) Location in United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Smithsonia, Georgia
Coordinates	33°59′9″N 83°8′1″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905 (1905)
Built by	Mr. Hunt (supervisor), convict labor
Architectural style	Town lattice
NRHP reference No.	75000604[1]
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1975

The site's historical marker is at the southern end of Chandler Silver Road at the intersection with Cloud's Creek Road, 1.3 miles west of the Cloud's Creek Baptist Church marker.[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oglethorpe County, Georgia
• List of covered bridges in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Howard's Covered Bridge Historical Marker Georgia Info
3. Howard's Covered Bridge Georgia Info (photograph and historical marker location information)