The Euharlee Covered Bridge, also known as the Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge or rarely the Lowry Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge

Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...

 crossing Euharlee Creek

Euharlee Creek

Euharlee Creek is a 21-mile-long waterway which traverses across two counties in Georgia, Bartow County and Polk County. It begins in Polk County, GA near the city of Rockmart, GA and joins the Etowah River in Euharlee, GA. The historic Euharlee Covered Bridge spans across Euharlee Creek....

 in Euharlee

Euharlee, Georgia

Euharlee is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,208 at the 2000 census. The city's explosive growth is evident as of the 2005 census the city's population rose to 3,859, and for 2006 estimates, Euharlee showed a population of 4,059...

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, a small town west of Cartersville

Cartersville, Georgia

Cartersville is a town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,7314. The city is the county seat of Bartow County.-Geography:Cartersville was named for Colonel Farish Carter....

. The bridge was built after the raging creek swept away an old bridge on the property of Daniel Lowry. The collapse of the bridge killed one man. A new bridge was built using some materials provided by Lowry.

The bridge was built in the late 19th century by Horace King

Horace King (architect)

Horace King was an American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. King is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi...

's son Washington King and another man. Traffic finally stopped across the bridge in 1980 when a new two-lane bridge was built.