Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill is a covered bridge near Watkinsville, Georgia, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill | |
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| Nearest city | Watkinsville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′11″N 83°21′49″W / 33.80306°N 83.36361°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built by | Richardson, Nathaniel; Hunt and Durham |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000389[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1994 |
It is located on Elder Mill Rd., 4/5 mi. south of its junction with GA 15. The listing includes the covered bridge built in 1897 and a c.1900 three-story wood-frame mill building. The bridge was built in 1897 by Nathaniel Richardson to bring the Watkinsville-Athens Road across Call Creek in Clarke County, and was moved in 1924 to its current location spanning Rose Creek in Oconee County. The bridge is a 99 feet (30 m) long Town lattice truss covered bridge.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Leslie N. Sharp (March 14, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elder's Mill Covered Bridge and Elder Mill". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2018. With accompanying 14 photos