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Cobb
County, Georgia
(WGN
10-33-02) (WGCB GA-33-02) (1872; concrete pier added c.
1950; repaired 1999) A two-span modified Queenpost truss 132' 1"
over Nickajack Creek. Located: Southwest of Smyrna, Georgia
on Concord Road. Directions: From I-285, northwest of Atlanta,
Georgia take Exit 14 onto SR 280 north; go 4.0 miles to Concord Road, and
go left 2.4 miles to the bridge. The bridge is southwest of Smyrna,
Georgia. The present structure replaced a bridge built circa 1842
that was destroyed in 1864, during the Civil War. It was built using
a dry natural stone center pier that may have been from the previous bridge.
The pier appears to have been widened for the current bridge. In
the 1950s, a concrete pier was added on each side of the center pier for
additional support and gave the bridge the appearance of having four spans.
At the same time, eight longitudinal steel I-beams were added under the
floor beams to strengthen the structure. It is the longest two-span
covered bridge remaining in Georgia. Repairs were completed in 1999
at a cost of $151,188.00. Open to traffic, it carries the highest
traffic rate of Georgia’s covered bridges, making it a dangerous bridge
to visit. Concord Road is narrow and winding at the bridge site,
affording no parking at or near the bridge. The creek is heavily
wooded, with moderate exposure of the bridge at close range. Also
known as the Nickajack Creek Covered Bridge, the
Ruff’s Mill
Covered Bridge and the Ruff Mill Covered Bridge. It was
listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1980.
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