Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge

The Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge, spanning Nails Creek near Carnesville, Georgia, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge
Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge is located in Georgia
Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge
Nearest cityCarnesville, Georgia
Coordinates34°16′29″N 83°15′57″W / 34.27472°N 83.26583°W / 34.27472; -83.26583 (Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge)
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1907
Built byHunt, James M.
Architectural styleTown Lattice
NRHP reference No.76000619[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 1976

It is a Town Lattice truss bridge. It has also been known as Nails Creek Covered Bridge.

It is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Carnesville at Nails Creek.

The bridge rests on stone abutments at its ends and a central pier. A steel truss made of 12-inch steel I-beams was added under the north end of the bridge. And later a single wooden pole was installed to support one side of the bridge.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ David T. Agnew; James G. Bogle (January 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cromer's Mill Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1974 and 1975