Campbell's Cover Bridge

It's not often during the week my husband and I will have a day off together, but due to the holidays he had some time off after Christmas. I took advantage of the situation and asked him if we could visit Campbell's Cover Bridge and we were not disappointed.



The bridge is located in Gowensville, SC and the drive is breathtaking, because you have Glassy Mountain beside you the whole time while driving. We could see a little snow on the mountains the day we went to the bridge.

The bridge was built by Charles Willis in 1909 and named after Alexander Campbell who owned a grist mill in the area. The land the bridge is built on was own by Sylvia Pittman and in 2005 she sold part of the land to Greenville County hoping a picnic area would be built so others will enjoy the bridge just as she and her family had for so many years. Beaverdam Creek runs underneath the bridge and as you can tell by the pictures it's a beautiful area.











I have mix feelings over a picnic area being built--I think it will take from the bridge. I guess in time, we will see if the bridge is taken care of by visitors.

Best,
Tracy :)