Elder Mill Covered Bridge, 1897
The Elder Mill Covered Bridge is one of thirteen functioning covered bridges in Georgia. The bridge was built in 1897 to span Calls Creek on Watkinsville-Athens Road. In 1924 the bridge was moved to its current location spanning Rose Creek. The bridge is one of thirteen operational covered bridges in the state of Georgia and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The bridge is also the only covered bridge along Georgia’s Trail of Legacy and Lore.
