Covered Bridge

Covered Bridge is a Tennessee historical marker in Carter County.

Carter Co. TN 91, in Elizabethton near entrance to bridge

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This bridge over Doe River was built early in 1882 at a cost to the county of $3000 for the bridge and $300 for the approaches. The site was chosen by J.J. McCorkle, Wiley Christian and H.M. Rentfro. The committee were Thomas E. Matson, Engineer, W.M. Folsom, J.C. Folson, J.C. Smith, Dr. James M. Cameron and J.M. Simmerly. Dr. E.E. Hunter was contractor and George Lindamood supervisor.

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USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

Historical maps covering this location

1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1894 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1904 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Samuel Powhatan Carter August 6, 1819 - May 26, 1891under 1 mi
Duffield Academyunder 1 mi
Carter County’s Train Historyunder 1 mi
"The Mansion"under 1 mi

On the National Register nearby

Elizabethton Historic District320 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.