Sumter County, Livingston (University of West Alabama campus). Built 1861, 88 ft. long. One of Alabama's oldest covered bridges, moved for preservation.
Easley Covered Bridge
Blount County, near Rosa. Built 1927, 95 ft. long. Oldest of three in Blount County, open to traffic, NRHP listed.
Also known as the Old Easley Covered Bridge or Rosa Covered Bridge, this structure spans Dub Branch of the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River. Built in 1927 by a crew led by foreman Forrest Tidwell and his nephew Zelma C. Tidwell, it is a wood and metal combination style bridge featuring a Town Lattice truss design over a single span. At 95 feet, it is the oldest and shortest of the three historic covered bridges remaining in Blount County. The bridge is open to motor vehicle traffic, with a posted load limit of 3 tons. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1981. After a period of closure, it was restored and reopened to traffic on October 22, 2012.
Similar Bridges in category
Calhoun County, Oxford (Oxford Lake Park). Built c. 1850, 63 ft. long. Alabama's oldest covered bridge, known as a "kissing bridge," NRHP listed.
Etowah County, Gadsden (Noccalula Falls Park). Built 1899, 85 ft. long. Moved and reconstructed, classified "non-authentic."