Discover America's Historic Covered Bridges
Journey through time and explore a comprehensive directory of the nation's most picturesque and historically significant covered bridges.
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Pulp Mill Covered Bridge
Built c. 1820 (historian Lewandosky c. 1850 5 ), Burr arch (modified with laminated arches and King post trusses), 199 ft long.
Spade Farm Covered Bridge
Built c. 1850 (sign says 1824), Town lattice design, 85.5 ft long.
Clarkson-Legg Covered Bridge
Cullman County, near Bethel. Built 1904, 270 ft. long. Second longest historic covered bridge in Alabama, listed on NRHP.
Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge
Sumter County, Livingston (University of West Alabama campus). Built 1861, 88 ft. long. One of Alabama's oldest covered bridges, moved for preservation.
Coldwater Covered Bridge
Calhoun County, Oxford (Oxford Lake Park). Built c. 1850, 63 ft. long. Alabama's oldest covered bridge, known as a "kissing bridge," NRHP listed.
Easley Covered Bridge
Blount County, near Rosa. Built 1927, 95 ft. long. Oldest of three in Blount County, open to traffic, NRHP listed.
Gilliland-Reese Covered Bridge
Etowah County, Gadsden (Noccalula Falls Park). Built 1899, 85 ft. long. Moved and reconstructed, classified "non-authentic."
Horton Mill Covered Bridge
Blount County, near Oneonta. Built 1934, 220 ft. long. Highest covered bridge above a U.S. waterway (70 ft.), NRHP listed.
Kymulga Covered Bridge
Talladega County, near Childersburg (Kymulga Park). Built 1861, 105 ft. long. Located with historic grist mill, NRHP listed.
Old Union Crossing Covered Bridge
DeKalb County, near Mentone (private resort). Built c. 1863, 90 ft. long. Moved and rebuilt, classified "non-authentic."
Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge
Lee County, Opelika (Opelika Municipal Park). Built 1900, originally 76 ft., rebuilt 43 ft. Destroyed by tree, rebuilt in park.
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