CALVERT PRONG OF THE LITTLE WARRIOR RIVER
BLOUNT COUNTY
BUILT - 1934
Length - 220' .... NNE of Oneonta. AL75 NNE 5.0 miles from jct with US231 in Oneonta, W. on Horton Mill Rd. 250' to the bridge. At 70', it is the highest covered bridge above a river in USA. Construction was led by Talmedge Horton, a family decendant of Thurman Horton. It took a 15-man crew 1 1/2 years to complete the project. The crew included foreman Zelma C. Tidwell, who helped in building three other bridges in Blount County. Bridge was rehabilitated in 1974 & 2013. At 70 feet (21m), it is the nations' highest covered bridge above any waterway. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1970. Open to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Two Span Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 01-05-07
GPS +34.00762, -86.44860
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