Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Fred Dover constructed a bridge and nearby grist, saw and shingle mill complex here in the late 1800s and Will Pardue replaced it in 1895 with the present 38-foot structure.  Dover sold the operation to Fred Stovall, Sr.  in 1917.  The mill and dam washed away in 1964.  Constructed as a modification of the queen post truss design, the bridge's trusses have two vertical posts (with iron rods) separated by a horizontal crosspiece.  The bridge was featured in the 1951 movie, "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain", starring Susan Heyward.