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Harmony Church, Troup County

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Inventory Number: GA/10-141-02x
County: Troup County
Township:
Town/Village: West of LaGrange
Bridge Name: Harmony Church
Crosses: Wehadkee Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 173'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1873
Builder: Horace King
When Lost: 1886
Cause: Flood
Latitude: N33 02.473
Longitude: W085 12.910
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Directions: Off 244.

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Comments:
In 1873, Horace King built a bridge to carry Harmony Church Road over the Wehadkee Creek at Cofield’s Mill in Troup County. This was likely a Town lattice covered bridge as that was King’s usual plan. The bridge was destroyed by a flash flood in 1886, a year after King died. In 1890, King’s son George constructed a Town lattice truss bridge at that location which was listed in early World Guide’s as 10-141-02. Construction of the West Point Dam would have left the bridge underwater. Troup County Commissioners donated the structure to Callaway Gardens. On August 15, 1965, the 60' central section of the bridge was moved about 30 miles to its new home. The original timbers and siding were used, but a new wood shingle roof and portals were provided. At that location it was assigned World Guide number GA/10-72-01. The bridge was open to the public for many years near the current location of the John A. Sibley Horticultural Center before being removed and placed in storage. In February 2022, the structure was dismantled and moved back to Troup County where it has been rebuilt next to Horace King’s grave in the Mulberry Street Cemetery on what will become a segment of “The Thread”, a planned 30-mile-long walking trail through the city which started construction in 2017.

Sources:
Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 8
French, Thomas L., Jr. & Edwards. Covered Bridges of Georgia, 1984, page 35
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXV, No. 3, October 1967, page 7

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