Build in 1897 by Nathaniel Richardson, this 99-foot-long bridge originally carried the Watkinsville-Athens Road over Calls Creek. It was moved here to Rose Creek in 1924 and the road was reloacated to its present site. The nearby c. 1900 Grist mill ceased operations in 1941. Constructed in the Town Lattice design, the bridge's web of planks crisscrossing at 45- to 60-degree angles are fastened with wooden pegs, or Trunnels, at each intersetion. It is one of the few covered bridges in Georgia continuing to carry traffic without underlying steel beams.
The Elder's Mill covered bridge is located near the town on Watkinsville, GA . The Rose Creek flows under it.
The Elder's Mill covered bridge is located near the town on Watkinsville, GA . The Rose Creek flows under it. This is an image of the wooden pegs or trunnels that hold the bridge together.
