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)


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

CLARKSON/LEGG COVERED BRIDGE - CULLMAN, ALABAMA






















 CROOKED CREEK
CULLMAN COUNTY 
BUILT - 1904

Length - 270' .... W. of Cullman. US278 W. 7.2 miles from jct with II65 exit 308, N. on CR1117 0.6 miles, W. (curves N.) on CR1043 0.6 miles to the bridge on the E. side of the road in a park. Rebuilt in 1922, and rehabilitated in 1975. Built by James Woodlaw Legg. at a cost of $1500. Bypassed in1962. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on  June 25, 1974. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Modified Town Lattice Through Truss with Center Braces Construction Over Four Spans.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 01-22-01

GPS +34.20752, -86.99093