Alabama s Covered Bridges 1. Horton Mill 2. Old Easley Road 3. Swann Bridge 4. Nectar Bridge 5. Coldwater Bridge 6. Tallahatchee 7. Oakachoy 8. Clarkson 9. Gilliland 10. Salem-Shotwell 11. Alamuchee 12. Kymulga 13. Waldo Alabama s Covered Bridges Blount County (North Central) ----------------------------- 1) Horton Mill Covered Bridge (Five miles north of Oneonta, just off Alabama 75) This two span, Town truss structure is 220 feet long and 14 feet wide. Standing 70 feet above the Calvert Prong of the Warrior river, this is the highest covered bridge above water in the United States. Built in 1934-35 to replace an earlier bridge which provided access to T. M. Horton's mill complex, the bridge is anchored in massive boulder ledges. The bridge crosses a deep, wooded gorge; the end abutment is constructed on ledge rock and the center piers are of masonry and concrete. The floor and truss are wooden and its wooden shingles roof has been replaced. Horton Mill Bridge was the first covered bridge in the South to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. Because of its scenic beauty and easy accessibility it has become a major tourist attraction. The bridge is now owned by the Alabama Historical Commission, who in cooperation with the Blount County Commission completely restored it in 1974. 2) Old Easley Road Bridge (One mile west of US 231, between Oneonta and Rose) Built in 1927, this one span, Town truss bridge is 95 feet long making it the oldest and the smallest covered bridge in Blount County. It is owned and maintained by the Blount County Commission. 3) Swann Bridge (One mile west of Alabama 79, northwest of Cleveland) Built in 1934, this three span, Town truss bridge is 324 feet long and is the second longest covered bridge in the state. Set in a scenic canyon, it is owned and maintained by the Blount County Commission. 4) Nectar Bridge (One mile off Blount County 8, north of Nectar) Built in 1932, this two span bridge is 385 feet long making it the longest covered bridge in the South and the seventh longest of its kind in the United States. It is owned and maintained by the Blount County Commission. Calhoun County (North Central) ------------------------------ 5) Coldwater Bridge (Six miles southwest of Anniston near Oxford, take Coldwater Exit off I-20) This one span structure is 60 feet long and 10 feet wide and is visible from the Interstate. Built prior to 1850, possibly as early as 1839, this is one of two surviving covered bridges in the state built in the modified Kingpost style. Except for a brief period in 1920 when the bridge was being repaired after burning, the bridge was in continual use. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it now serves as a historic and recreational facility. 6) Tallahatchee Covered Bridge (Alabama 9, just south of Piedmont) Built in the late 1800s, this bridge is one of two surviving covered bridges in the state built in the modified Kingpost style. It was moved to its present location in 1975 to become a part of a reconstructed pioneer village and Appalachian crafts center. Coosa County (East Central) --------------------------- 7) Oakachoy Covered Bridge (Two miles off of Alabama 9, north of Nixburg) Built in 1916, this is a single span, 56 foot long, modified Queenpost bridge and is Alabama's shortest covered bridge. Just below the span can be seen 150-year-old ruts worn there by pioneer wagons. The bridge is owned and maintained by the Coosa County Commission. Cullman County (North Central) ------------------------------ 8) Clarkson (Legg) Bridge (Cullman County 11, north of US 278) This two span, Town truss bridge, crossing a deep gorge of Crooked Creek, is 250 feet long and 12 feet wide. It is one of the longest two span covered bridges standing in the Deep South. Constructed in 1904, the bridge had extensive repairs made in 1923. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge is owned by the Cullman County Commission. The bridge underwent extensive restoration in 1976 and is now the focal point of a recreational park. Etowah County (North East) -------------------------- 9) Gilliland Bridge (Noccalula Falls Park, just off US 11, at Gadsden) This one span, 40 foot Town bridge crosses a small lake at Noccalula Falls Park, a recreated pioneer homestead. Gilliland Bridge was the first completely restored covered bridge in Alabama and the Lower South. Built in 1899 on the Gilliland homestead near Reece City, the bridge was donated to the City of Gadsden and moved to its present location in 1966. Lee County (East Central) ------------------------- 10) Salem-Shotwell Bridge (Off US 280, east of Salem) This one span, 75 foot, Town truss bridge, built in 1900, was restored in 1973 by the Lee County Commission and is still in use today. Sumter County (West Central) ---------------------------- 11) Alamuchee Covered Bridge (On the Livingston University Campus, Livingston) This one span, Town truss bridge is 88 feet long and 17 feet wide. Built in 1861, the bridge originally crossed the Surcarnoochee River on the main road from Livingston to York, in 1924 it was moved about 5 miles and continued to be used until 1958. In 1971 the bridge was moved to a small lake on the Livingston University Campus and restored. Talladega County (East Central) ------------------------------- 12) Kymulga Covered Bridge (Four and a half miles east of Childersburg, on Talladega County 46) This single span Town truss structure, 105 feet long and 10 feet wide, rests on two 8 foot piers of native stone. Kymulga Bridge, which carried the Old Georgia Road over Talladega Creek, was built around 1860 and is one of the three 19th Century covered bridges in the state in the original locations. Kymulga Mill and Covered Bridge Complex, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the only area in the state which contains, in close proximity, a prominent restored Civil War gristmill and covered bridge on their original sites. The Alabama Historical Commission, in cooperation with the Talladega County officials, is in the process of acquiring the bridge and a five acre stand of white oaks for use as a park. 13) Waldo Covered Bridge (Four miles southwest of Talladega, off Alabama 77) A one span, Town truss bridge which is said to have been built before the Civil War. It has been restored as a part of a privately owned park, which also features a small gristmill which serves as a town hall. From a source document prepared by the Alabama Historical Commission. 725 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36130 205.832.6621