Red Oak Creek Bridge
For well over a hundred years this "symbol of early life in the state" has been kept in good repair. Through the efforts of the Meriwether County Historical Society the bridge has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and marked for preservation as a distinctive part of Georgia's heritage. - From "Covered Bridges of Georgia" by Thomas L. French, Jr. & Edward L. French.
At left is a sign showing the high water mark during the floods of 1994 (click on it to zoom out) when someone actually canoed through the bridge. Though it is Georgia's oldest remaining covered bridge it may also be one of its sturdiest and is open to traffic once again after minor repairs in 1998-99.
Often referred to as the longest covered bridge in the state, this bridge has a very long (250 feet) timber-decked approach on one end. So while the bridge itself is the longest wooden bridge, the longest covered section of bridge still belongs to the Watson Mill bridge. No small consolation is the unsupported span length of this bridge which may well be the longest in the state at 115 feet. Howard's Bridge had a longer main span of 130 feet but a wooden pier was added along that span.
- County: Meriwether
- Other names: Imlac Bridge
- Length: 252.5 ft.
- Width: ft.
- Built: c. 1840's
- Builder: Believed to be Horace King
- Truss: Town lattice
- Stream: Red Oak Creek
- Road name: Huel Brown Road/Covered Bridge Road
- Traffic: Yes
- WGCB Number: 10-99-02
- Parking: Side of road
- Picnic Area: No
- Historic marker:
 Yes
- Owner: Meriwether County
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Repairs performed by DOT on this bridge. Also see an article from the Augusta Chronicle.
Updated September 19, 2002. 14:31
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