Monday, July 5, 2021

EASLEY/ROSA COVERED BRIDGE - ONEONTA, ALABAMA





















DUB BRANCH OF THE CALVERT PRONG OF THE LITTLE WARRIOR RIVER
BLOUNT COUNTY
BUILT - 1927

Length - 83' .... NW of Oneonta. US231 N. 1.7 miles from jct with AL75 in Oneonta, W. on Easley Bridge Rd. 1.9 miles to the bridge. Built by a crew led by foreman Forrest Tidwell and his nephew Zelma C. Tidwell. Until the renovation in 2012, other than occasional repair work, the bridge had been in continuous use since it was constructed. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1981. Open to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 01-05-12

GPS  +33.97103, -86.51828




                                        ( Bridge before 2012 renovation. Photo by M. L. Devall in October 2004)


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