The Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site, near Bethlehem, Georgia, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] The bridge, built in 1894, has also been known as the Bethlehem Bridge, the Apalachee River Bridge, and the Briscoe Mill Bridge
Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site | |
Nearest city | Bethlehem, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 33°54′00″N 83°44′25″W / 33.90000°N 83.74028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1894 |
Built by | Thompson, D.J. |
Architectural style | Town lattice truss |
NRHP reference No. | 75000572[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 14, 1975 |
It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Bethlehem, across the Apalachee River (which is the boundary between Barrow County and Walton County).[2]
It is a single-span Town lattice truss bridge, 117 feet (36 m) long.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b James G. Bogle (September 9, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site / Bethlehem Bridge;Apalachee River Bridge;Briscoe Mill Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1974