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Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Early County, Georgia

COHEELEE C.B.; 2-SPAN, 120’, 1883 QUEEN OVER COHEELEE CREEK
COHEELEE C.B.; 2-SPAN, 120’, 1883 QUEEN OVER COHEELEE CREEK · JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Early County, Georgia. Georgia has 16 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1891, in the late 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 9 in Georgia with a recorded construction date; it crosses Coheelee Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: NRHP-listed (1976) two-span modified queen-post bridge, often called the southernmost historic covered bridge in the US; length sources disagree (96 ft, 121 ft, 140 ft including approaches), so left null. Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 31.3064° N, 85.0786° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1891
CrossesCoheelee Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates31.30639, -85.07861

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