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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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Concord Covered Bridge
Concord Bridge in Smyrna, Georgia is open to traffic. Concord bridge has become the focus of the Concord Covered Bridge Historic Area. An old railroad bed, including a few bridges, in the area has been converted to a dedicated bike trail as part of the PATH Foundation's Silver Comet Trail. Even the bridges along the nearby East-West Connector have been given a timber motif. This historic area also has remnants from Ruff's Mill, the scene of a Civil War battle. Ruins of the dam are still upstream of the bridge as well as parts of the grist mill. The miller's house is still a residence.
 
On a visit in May of 1999 the bridge was still closed for repairs but opened shortly afterwards. Though historically it has the highest traffic count of all the covered bridges in the state combined, the count has diminished with completion of the East-West connector. Nonetheless, repairs were expedited and completed ahead of schedule to get this bridge back in service as soon as possible.  Note: Fast and high traffic makes a visit to this bridge dangerous.
 
This bridge originally consisted of only two spans, each a queen-post truss with steel (or iron) tension rods. The center abutment, as can be seen in the photo of the steel beams above, seems to have been widened from a previous bridge using the same pier. In the 1950's steel beams were added to support the bridge and additional concrete piers were added. There is also a fourth all-steel support which can be seen in the downstream view.
General Info
 Blue BulletCounty: Cobb
Blue BulletOther names: Nickajack Creek Covered
     Bridge
Blue BulletLength: 131.7 ft.
Blue BulletWidth: 16 ft.
Blue BulletBuilt: 1872
Blue BulletBuilder: Robert Daniell & Martin L. Ruff 		Blue BulletTruss: Queen-rod
Blue BulletStream: Nickajack Creek
Blue BulletRoad name: Concord Road
Blue BulletTraffic: Yes
Blue BulletParking: No 
Blue BulletPicnic area: No
Blue BulletHistoric marker: Yes
Blue BulletOwner: Cobb County
Site Map for Concord Bridge
Directions: From Atlanta, take I-75 north to I-285 west. Take Exit 10 and go 7 miles to Smyrna and 2 1/2 miles southwest on Concord Road. In Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield in the Metro Atlanta Travel Region. Call 770-933-7228.
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