The Kesler Covered Bridge, near Homer, Georgia, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Kesler Covered Bridge
Kesler Covered Bridge is located in Georgia
Kesler Covered Bridge
Nearest cityHomer, Georgia
Coordinates34°25′27″N 83°23′16″W / 34.42417°N 83.38778°W / 34.42417; -83.38778 (Kesler Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
ArchitectVerner, Robert; Multiple
Architectural styleKingpost & queenpost truss
NRHP reference No.75000571[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Homer on County Line Rd. over the Middle Fork of the Broad River.

It is a single-span 69 feet (21 m) long truss bridge.[2]

It is unusual for having a Kingpost truss on one side and a Queenpost truss on the other.[2]

It was a work of construction foreman Robert Verner and workers Eugene Vaughn, J. A. Kesler, Grady Crump and Daye Crump. It is named for the Kesler family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c James G. Bogle (December 18, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kesler Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1974