Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge

Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge
Nearest city Carnesville, Georgia
Coordinates 34°16′29″N 83°15′57″W / 34.27472°N 83.26583°W / 34.27472; -83.26583 (Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 34°16′29″N 83°15′57″W / 34.27472°N 83.26583°W / 34.27472; -83.26583 (Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge)
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1907
Built by Hunt, James M.
Architectural style Town Lattice
NRHP reference # 76000619[1]
Added to NRHP August 17, 1976

The Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge, spanning Nails Creek near Carnesville, Georgia, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

It is a Town Lattice truss bridge. It has also been known as Nails Creek Covered Bridge.

It is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Carnesville at Nails Creek.

The bridge rests on stone abutments at its ends and a central pier. A steel truss made of 12-inch steel I-beams was added under the north end of the bridge. And later a single wooden pole was installed to support one side of the bridge.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David T. Agnew; James G. Bogle (January 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1974 and 1975
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