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Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge - Phone: 800-733-2280 or 770-387-1357
In Cartersville, GA (Bartow Co.)
Bridge Description: This bridge was built in 188t by Washington W. King. It is 137.6 feet long by 16.35 feet wide, and the truss is Town Lattice style. This bridge goes over Euharlee Creek. It has also been formerly known as Lowry Bridge. There is a parking area.
Except for some graffiti on one end of the bridge, this covered bridge has been well maintained by the local folks. In 1997 a museum opened in the old cow shed near the bridge. Open 12-5 Monday thru Friday, the museum (free, but they appreciate donations) houses memorabilia about the bridge as well as Euharlee. Though the museum is closed on weekends, if you call ahead (Euharlee City Hall (770)386-1542) they will open at special hours for groups.
The bridge is located adjacent to the ruins of an old mill once owned and operated by Daniel Lowry who owned most of the land around the bridge and also allowed the builders to use rock from his land to build the piers of the bridge after high water swept a previous, lower bridge away. According to Thomas and Edward French in Covered Bridges of Georgia "He also helped to rebuild the wooden structure. Due to the fact the bridge was swept from its foundation and perhaps came to rest against the mill's south wall, it may have been salvaged. This could account for the numbering of the web members of the town lattice trusses."
According to the North Georgia Journal a previous bridge collapsed causing the death of a local man, Mr. Nelson, a mule and a horse. His two young sons emerged from the disaster unscathed. This led to the eventual construction of the present, much sturdier bridge by W.W. King (with perhaps some help from his father though Horace was ill at the time). The maker's mark is shown at left. This numbering scheme made assembly of the final parts easier.
This bridge is the centerpiece of a local covered bridge festival during the Labor Day weekend. This year it started at 3 on Friday and ran thru Sunday, with time off for church! Check out Euharlee's website for more information.
Directions: From Atlanta, take I-75 north to Exit 124 and go 8 miles southwest of Cartersville on Hwy. 113, 3 miles north on Euharlee Road and then 1/2 mile south of Euharlee. In Etowah Indian Mounds State Park in the Northwest Mountains Travel Region. |
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