Port Royal State Park

Port Royal State Park used to be an interesting place to go because of the old covered bridge that is there.  Unfortunately, as the photos show, there is not much left of it now.  The history of the original covered bridge is unknown except that its remains washed away in a flood during 1866.  It was rebuilt in 1903 and deteriorated until it fell into the river in 1972.  A third bridge was built in 1978 and this one, the bridge shown in the photos below, was virtually destroyed by a tornado on June 10, 1998.  Obviously it has not been rebuilt yet.

The park encompasses 26 acres and has a 1/4 mile bluff trail, however since I presently have a fractured right foot I chose not to try it out.

The Tennessee State Parks division has a web site devoted to Port Royal State Park at This Link