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Watson Mill State Park. Watson Mill Bridge State Park is a 1,018-acre (4.12 km 2) Georgia state park located near Comer and Carlton on the South Fork of the Broad River.The park is named for the Watson Mill Bridge the longest original-site covered bridge in Georgia, which spans 229 feet (70 m) across the South Fork of the Broad River.
The lake/dam and mill host a museum documenting the history of the site, along with selected artifacts from the old grist mill, as well as educational materials on the 15 Mile Creek watershed and estuary. Watson Mill, from 1880, still functions, although it is no longer used for grist.
Bridal Veil—17-foot falls flows over a smooth "sliding rock" popular with visitors who use it as a natural water slide. Sweet Sixteen—16-foot falls. Three Forks—located in the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Area; Holcomb Creek, Overflow Creek and Big Creek meet at Three Forks to form the West Fork of the Chattooga River.
South Fork of the Broad River at Watson Mill Bridge State Park. The Broad River is a 60.0-mile-long (96.6 km) [1] tributary of the Savannah River in northeastern Georgia.The North Fork of the Broad River begins in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Stephens County, then joins the Middle Fork west of Royston in Franklin County to form the main stem.
Mill Rock Creek Decorative lattice: Stone Mountain Covered Bridge: Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County: 1891 151 feet (46 m) Stone Mountain Park Lake Town lattice: Stovall Mill Covered Bridge: Helen, White County: 1895 36.8 feet (11.2 m) Chickamauga Creek: Queen post: Watson Mill Bridge State Park [1] Comer, Madison County: 1885 228.6 feet (69.7 m)
Madison and Oglethorpe counties share Watson Mill Bridge State Park, the site of the longest covered bridge in Georgia. The bridge, which is over 100 years old, spans 229 feet of the South Fork of the Broad River. There are also facilities for camping, hiking trails, picnicking, and fishing in the park.
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Watson Mill Bridge State Park, on the South Fork, is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Carlton. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2 ), of which 0.003 square miles (1.9 acres), or 0.30%, are water.