New Salem Covered Bridge

New Salem Covered Bridge
New Salem Covered Bridge is located in Georgia
New Salem Covered Bridge
Location within Georgia
Nearest cityCommerce, Georgia
Coordinates34°15′30″N 83°25′20″W / 34.25833°N 83.42222°W / 34.25833; -83.42222 (New Salem Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
Built byThomas, W.M.
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost truss
NRHP reference No.75000570[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1975

The New Salem Covered Bridge, near Commerce, Georgia, was a multiple kingpost truss covered bridge built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It spanned a branch of Grove Creek, and was located 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Commerce on SR S992. By 1974 it had been bypassed by a modern concrete bridge, so it was no longer used. It was a 47 feet (14 m) long single span bridge and collapsed in 1984.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ James G. Bogle (December 18, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Salem Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1974