Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site

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The Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site, near Bethlehem, Georgia, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The bridge, built in 1894, has also been known as the Bethlehem Bridge, the Apalachee River Bridge, and the Briscoe Mill Bridge It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Bethlehem, across the Apalachee River (which is the boundary between Barrow County and Walton County).It is a single-span Town lattice truss bridge, 117 feet (36 m) long.

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Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Site
Briscoe Mill Road,

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Briscoe Mill Road

Briscoe Mill Road
30620
Georgia, United States
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