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White Oak Creek Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 33°09′00″N 84°33′02″W / 33.15000°N 84.55056°W / 33.15000; -84.55056 (White Oak Creek Covered Bridge)
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White Oak Creek Covered Bridge
White Oak Creek Covered Bridge is located in Georgia
White Oak Creek Covered Bridge
Nearest cityAlvaton, Georgia
Coordinates33°09′00″N 84°33′02″W / 33.15000°N 84.55056°W / 33.15000; -84.55056 (White Oak Creek Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1880
Built byKing, Horace
Architectural styleLong-truss covered bridge
NRHP reference No.73000627[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1973

The White Oak Creek Covered Bridge, near Alvaton, Georgia, was built in 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

It was a c.1880 work, probably of Horace King, a former slave born in 1807. It is a Long-truss covered bridge.[2]

Remains of the bridge in April 2013

It is located southeast of Alvaton on Covered Bridge Rd. It burned down in 1985. Only metal pilings and a skeleton of the deck remain.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ William R. Mitchell, Jr. (August 8, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: White Oak Creek Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1972