White Oak Creek Covered Bridge
The White Oak Creek Covered Bridge, near Alvaton, Georgia, was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
White Oak Creek Covered Bridge | |
Nearest city | Alvaton, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°09′00″N 84°33′02″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c.1880 |
Built by | King, Horace |
Architectural style | Long Truss Covered Bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 73000627[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
It was a c.1880 work, probably of Horace King, a former slave born in 1807. It is a Long truss covered bridge.[2]
It is located southeast of Alvaton on Covered Bridge Rd. It burned down in 1985. Only metal pilings and a skeleton of the deck remain.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- William R. Mitchell, Jr. (August 8, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White Oak Creek Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1972
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