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| Washington W. King Covered Bridge - Phone: 770-498-5690 or 800-317-2006 Stone Mountain, GA (Dekalb Co.) Washington W. King learned bridge building from his father, Horace King, a formerly enslaved man who became one of the South's most respected bridge engineers and passed the trade on to his sons. Washington built this bridge in 1891 to cross the North Oconee River between College Avenue and Hobson Avenue in Athens, Georgia. In 2019, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association officially renamed the bridge in his honor, and it is one of only four of his bridges still standing. Bridge Description: This bridge was built in 1891 by Washington W. King and is 151 feet long. It's truss is town lattice. It is at Stone Mountain Park Lake. It has a parking area, picnic area and historic marker. It has also been known as College Avenue Covered Bridge and Effie's Bridge. Originally located in Clarke County spanning the Oconee River, the bridge was sold for a dollar and moved to its present site at Stone Mountain Park in 1965, and now provides access to the Indian Island picnic area, along the King's Trail named for its builder. Historical marker, picnic area and parking available. Directions: From Atlanta, take I-285 to Exit 30b to Hwy. 78, which is 7 1/2 miles to the entrance of Stone Mountain Park. In the Metro Atlanta tourist region. |
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