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Built in the 1840s by Horace King, a formerly enslaved master builder, this 250-foot Town-lattice span is Georgia's oldest and longest covered bridge, pegged together with thousands of wooden trunnels and still standing.
Historical Marker
Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge (2001)
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About this site
Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge is a historical marker in Edman, Meriwether County, erected in 2001. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Meriwether County, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0384, -84.5522 near Edman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Head Cemetery, Noted Indian Trail, and Thrash Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Edman, Meriwether County
“Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge” names 2 distinct records in Meriwether County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2001 in Edman. The others:
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