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{{Infobox NRHP
 | name = Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District
 | nrhp_type = hd
 | nocat = yes
 | image = Watson mill state park.jpg
 | caption = Watson Mill State Park in late fall 2005
 | nearest_city = [[Comer, Georgia]]
 | coordinates = {{coord|34|1|34|N|83|4|23|W|display=inline,title}}
 | locmapin = USA Georgia#USA
 | area =
 | built = 1885
 | architect = W. W. King
 | architecture = Covered [[Town lattice truss]]
 | added = September 5, 1991
 | refnum = 91001147<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Watson Mill State Park, GA, US (2).jpg|right|thumb|Watson Mill State Park]]
'''Watson Mill Bridge State Park''' is a {{Convert|1018|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[state park]] located near [[Comer, Georgia|Comer]] and [[Carlton, Georgia|Carlton]] on the South Fork of the [[Broad River (Georgia)|Broad River]]. The park is named for the Watson Mill Bridge the longest original-site [[covered bridge]] in Georgia, which spans {{Convert|229|ft}} across the South Fork of the Broad River. The site is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Watson Mill Covered Bridge and Mill Historic District. The bridge, built in 1885,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wanderlustatlanta.com/2018/07/watson-mill-bridge-state-park.html |title=Watson Mill Bridge State Park |publisher=Wanderlust Atlanta |access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref> is supported by a [[Town lattice truss]] system held together with wooden pegs also known as [[Treenail|trunnels]]. Georgia once had over 200 covered bridges, but only 20 now remain. The park also offers a scenic nature trail and a new hiking/riding trail that winds through the thick [[forest]]s and along the rivers edge.

==Facilities==
*21 tent/trailer/[[RV]] sites
*3 pioneer camping sites
*Group shelter
*3 picnic shelters
*Boat rental

==See also==
*[[List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia]]
*[[List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[List of covered bridges in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Watson Mill Bridge}}
*{{Official website|https://gastateparks.org/WatsonMillBridge}}
*[http://ngeorgia.com/ang/Watson_Mill_Covered_Bridge_State_Park Watson Mill Covered Bridge State Park]
*{{HAER |survey=GA-140 |id=ga0914 |title=Watson Mill Bridge, Spanning South Fork Broad River, Watson Mill Road, Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Comer, Madison County, GA |photos=14 |data=9 |cap=1}}

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[[Category:State parks of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:IUCN Category V]]
[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1991]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Madison County, Georgia]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Lattice truss bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Madison County, Georgia]]