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Kesler Covered Bridge 
Summary
The Kesler Covered Bridge, near Homer, Georgia, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Kesler Covered Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Homer, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°25′27″N 83°23′16″W / 34.42417°N 83.38778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Verner, Robert; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Kingpost & queenpost truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000571[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1975 |
It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Homer on County Line Rd. over the Middle Fork of the Broad River.
It is a single-span 69 feet (21 m) long truss bridge.[2]
It is unusual for having a Kingpost truss on one side and a Queenpost truss on the other.[2]
It was a work of construction foreman Robert Verner and workers Eugene Vaughn, J. A. Kesler, Grady Crump and Daye Crump. It is named for the Kesler family.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c James G. Bogle (December 18, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kesler Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1974