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Built in 1885 by Washington W. King - son of the famed formerly enslaved bridge-builder Horace King - this four-span, roughly 230-foot Town-lattice span over the South Fork Broad River is Georgia's longest surviving covered bridge.
Historical Marker
Watson Mill Bridge
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About this site
Watson Mill Bridge is a historical marker in Comer, Oglethorpe County, erected in 1974. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Oglethorpe County, among 71 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.0261, -83.0749 near Comer. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Fork Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cooper Cemetery, Cooper Cemetery, and Paul and Lester Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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