{"nrhp_refnum":"75000571","name":"Kesler Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"10 mi. N of Homer on County Line Rd. over Middle Fork Broad River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Homer","county":"Banks County","state":"GA","lat":34.42419699100003,"lon":-83.38752923299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 69-foot single-span covered bridge carrying County Line Road over the Middle Fork of the Broad River on the Banks and Franklin county line, about ten miles north of Homer, Georgia. It was built in 1925.","why_significant":"The bridge is unusual because one span uses two truss designs: Kingpost at the north end and Queenpost at the south end. A bridge of this length would normally have used a single Queenpost truss. It is also one of 21 covered bridges remaining in Georgia and one of 13 still in use.","narrative":"Spanning the Middle Fork of the Broad River on the Banks and Franklin county line in Georgia, this covered bridge was built in 1925 to replace an earlier bridge washed away in a flood. Robert Verner led the construction crew, which included Eugene Vaughn, J. A. Kesler, Grady Crump and Dave Crump. The bridge takes its name from the Kesler family, who owned adjoining land. It measures 69 feet long in a single span, with heart pine timbers, concrete abutments, board-and-batten siding and a metal roof. Its distinguishing feature is the combination of a Kingpost truss at the north end and a Queenpost truss at the south end, where a span of this length would normally have used a single Queenpost design. It is one of 21 covered bridges remaining in Georgia and one of 13 still in use. The bridge is in fair condition, lists slightly for lack of overhead bracing, and still carries traffic on an unpaved road.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":"Builder: Robert Verner, foreman, with crew Eugene Vaughn, J. A. Kesler, Grady Crump and Dave Crump","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"In fair condition and in use, carrying a moderate amount of traffic; needs repairs to roof ends, siding, floor and top bracing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.471038-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/75000571.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206897","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesler_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58904082"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/banks-county/kesler-covered-bridge-75000571/"}