September 21st, 2012. The next
promising roads after the Coleman River Road and the Tallulah River – Tate City
roads were the Popcorn – Plum Orchard roads, still in Rabun County.
Popcorn Road drops quite steeply
from US-76 and then climbs quite steeply again. When it drops down into the next
valley, the road fords and unnamed creek and curves slightly to the left. The
road then winds its way uphill into an area dominated by rhododentrons and
crossed several times by small creeks; this area is full of springs. When
Popcorn Road met Plum Orchard Road, we continued up Plum Orchard Road.
In these hilly areas, the road often
runs along the valley bottom by the creeks. Often, farms with their open fields
are located across the creeks from the road. Farmers have to build bridges over
the creeks to reach their homes. Most are functional bridges but on Plum
Orchards Road we found one that is a true work of art.
The driveway and bridge. The
driveway and bridge have rails and supports made from tree trunks. A bench has
been built into the bridge over the creek.
The fence in the foreground is a rough-hewn split-rail fence with two
vertical posts and the rails dropped into place between them.
A closer view of the bridge and
bench
A still closer view of the bridge
and bench. The gate to the driveway was locked so it wasn’t possible to get a
closer look. It’s clear, however, that the bark wasn’t removed from the
supports or rails and that the ends of the exposed upright supports and the
ends of the rails were capped to protect them from rot.
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