In 1832, Horace King and John Godwin built the first Dillingham Street Covered Bridge, spanning the Chattahoochee River between Columbus, Georgia, and Girard (now Phenix City). The bridge was destroyed by flooding and fire during the Battle of Girard) in 1865 and was rebuilt or repaired several times by King.
Dillingham Street Covered Bridge

Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History
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