Monday, July 5, 2021

SWANN/JOY COVERED BRIDGE - CLEVELAND, ALABAMA





















 LOCUST FORK OF THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER
BLOUNT COUNTY
BUILT - 1933

Length - 324' .... Swann Bridge Rd. W. 1.5 miles from jct with US231 in Cleveland to the bridge. The bridge was built by a crew led by Zelma C. Tidwell over a scenic gorge of the Locust Fork on property owned by the Swann family. It was original referred as the Joy Covered Bridge, as the bridge connected Cleveland with the nearby community of Joy. Renovated in 2012. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1981. Open to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Three span Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 01-05-05

GPS +33.99750, -86.60150

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