Full Day Trip

Have you ever driven across a wooden bridge at 5mph and heard the clunkety-clunk of the plank deck as it rises and falls under your wheels? If not, you are among a vast majority of people who will probably never drive across a wooden highway bridge, unless you visit the Bridges of Columbia County! Re-live the early days of the 1900s when wooden bridges dotted the landscape and the standard vehicle in rural America was the horse and buggy! See 4 wooden bridges, 1 remodeled with a steel deck, and 2 cement arch bridges - plus an old and almost forgotten steel bridge crossing the Crawfish River at Columbus. Make a day of it! Plenty of other points of interest along the way for your enjoyment. A statue of Christopher Columbus just outside the City of Columbus on Hwy 16. Beautiful scenery along our Columbia County roads. Plenty of places to eat and shop in each town...and along the rural roads of the tour.

Tour Notes

The red dots show the route of the Bridge Tour. The starting point is at the intersection of Highway 151 and Highway 16 at Columbus. However, entry may be made at any point along the tour route.  The tour and corresponding written directions follow a clockwise direction.  The entire tour may be easily completed in a day of leisurely driving and allows for multiple stops at businesses of interest. Numbered Red Stars represent the various bridges along the route. (Click on the map for a printable version)

Printable Tour Directions

Tour Directions for reference on your tour.

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