Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge

The Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge extends 412 feet across Red Oak Creek, utilizing wooden pegs and heart pine beams in its construction.

Built in the 1840s by Horace King, a freed slave who became a respected engineer, the bridge remains the longest covered bridge in Georgia.

The National Register of Historic Places listed this bridge in 1973, representing the engineering skills of early American bridge builders.

The bridge continues to carry vehicle traffic on Covered Bridge Road while offering parking spaces for visitors who want to examine the structure.

The structure contains approximately 2,500 wooden pegs, called trunnels, that maintain its structural integrity without using metal components.

Location: Meriwether County

Inception: 1840

Address: Covered Bridge Road

GPS coordinates: 33.03833,-84.55333

Latest update: September 23, 2025 16:45