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Discover Georgia's Historic Covered Bridges
The Covered Bridge Trail of Georgia, Inc. was founded in 1998 to preserve and promote the last 15 of the many covered bridges that once existed in Georgia.  Some are still open to car traffic.  Covered Bridges Interactive Map.  Return to Covered Bridges.		 Georgia Covered Bridges Printable Map
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Coheelee Creek Bridge in Blakely, Georgia is the southernmost (historic/authentic) covered bridge in the United States. The late Dr. John H. Goff, University of Georgia, studied unique Georgia placenames for many years and wrote a series of articles on them. He explains the variation in many Indian names come from the switching back and forth from the Indian dialects to English and then back to the dialects again. And so the name COHEELEE is a good example of this practice. In the 1820's this narrow rambling creek, that rises about "a half mile" west of Blakely, was labeled "BIG CREEK" on surveyor Robert Kennedy's map but according to Mary Grist Whitehead, "somehow the Indian name survived and was preferred by the early settlers." -From "Covered Bridges of Georgia" by Thomas L. French, Jr. & Edward L. French.
 
On a visit in April 2001 I found this bridge after driving for a while along a dirt road that was being worked on. The signs for Fannie Askew Williams Park were better than for the covered bridge and the bridge is in the park. The entrance to the park must be further down the road because I ended up on the wrong side of the bridge and had to cross it to get to the park.
 
Built in 1891, this bridge uses steel rods as tension members in it's truss design. The result is similar to a queen post or Warren truss. The angled rods make the bridge unique, certainly in Georgia if not the entire US. The use of steel rods was fairly common for the late 19th century and can also be seen on the Concord Road Bridge and the Lula Bridge.
General Info
 Blue BulletCounty: Early
Blue BulletOther names: Bridge at McDonald's Ford
Blue BulletLength: 96 ft.
Blue BulletBuilt: 1891
Blue BulletBuilder: J.W. Baughman
Blue BulletTruss: Modified Queen Post 		Blue BulletStream: Coheelee Creek
Blue BulletRoad name: Old River Road
Blue BulletTraffic: No
Blue BulletParking: Yes
Blue BulletPicnic area: Yes
Blue BulletHistoric marker: Yes
Blue BulletOwner: Early  County
Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge Map
Directions: From Columbus, go 89 miles south to Blakely and then 9 miles southwest off Hwy. 62. In the Plantation Trace tourist region. Call 229-723-3741.
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