Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge

Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge (HM12V6)

Location: Woodbury, GA 30293 Meriwether County
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N 33° 2.305', W 84° 33.133'

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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.
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HM NumberHM12V6
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number99-2
Year Placed2001
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society, Meriwether Historical Society, Gay Co-Op Club, and the Meriwether County Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 2:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 728590 N 3658208
Decimal Degrees33.03841667, -84.55221667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 2.305', W 84° 33.133'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 2' 18.30" N, 84° 33' 7.98" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 581 Co Rd 281, Woodbury GA 30293, US
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