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Watson Mill Bridge State Park is a
Watson Mill Covered Bridge State Park
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Watson Mill Bridge State Park is a Georgia
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state park located near Comer and Carlton on the South Fork of the Broad River. The park is named for the Watson Mill Bridge the longest original-site covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
in Georgia, which spans across the South Fork of the Broad River. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
as the Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District. The bridge, built in 1885, is supported by a Town lattice truss
A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town.
Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ...
system held together with wooden pegs also known as trunnels. Georgia once had over 200 covered bridges, but only 20 now remain. The park also offers a scenic nature trail and a new hiking/riding trail that winds through the thick forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
s and along the rivers edge.
Facilities
*21 tent/trailer/ RV sites *3 pioneer camping sites *Group shelter *3 picnic shelters *Boat rentalSee also
* List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia * List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state) * List of covered bridges in Georgia (U.S. state)References
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* *Watson Mill Covered Bridge State Park
* {{Authority control State parks of Georgia (U.S. state) IUCN Category V Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state) Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas established in 1991 Protected areas of Madison County, Georgia 1991 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Georgia Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Wooden bridges in Georgia (U.S. state) Lattice truss bridges in the United States Buildings and structures in Madison County, Georgia