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]
Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Carnesville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°16′29″N 83°15′57″W / 34.27472°N 83.26583°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Built by | Hunt, James M. |
| Architectural style | Town Lattice |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000619[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 17, 1976 |
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]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ 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