Covered Bridge Trail

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1. Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge
Located on the University of West Alabama campus in Sumter County. Built over the Sucarnoochee River in 1861 of hand-hewn heartpine timbers joined with wooden pegs, and later moved to Alamuchee Creek, this is west Alabama's only remaining covered bridge. In 1969, it was restored and moved to its current location.

2. Clarkson Covered Bridge and Park
One of largest covered bridges in Alabama. Battle of Hog Mountain site. Truss bridge built with lattice-style planks 1904, restored 1975. Park with shaded picnic grounds, dogtrot log cabin, grist mill, hiking trails.

3. Swann Covered Bridge
Located 1 mi. west of Cleveland off AL Hwy. 79 in Blount County. Free admission. Spanning 324 feet and situated high above the rocky riverbed of the Black Warrior River, this bridge is the longest covered bridge still in existence in the state. It was built around 1933.

4. Old Easley Covered Bridge
Located 1.5 mi. from U.S. 231 in Blount County. Free admission. This one-span town bridge was built in 1930. Tin covered and in fairly good repair, all 95 feet of its single span are preserved for enthusiastic backwoods travelers or for those searching for treasure of a nostalgic era.

5. Horton Mill Bridge
Located just off AL Hwy. 75 in Blount County. Free admission. Built in 1935, this is one of the highest covered bridges in the nation, standing 70 feet above the Black Warrior River. It is also one of three that still exist in Blount County, Alabama's Covered Bridge Capital and home of the Covered Bridge Festival each fall.

6. Old Union Crossing Covered Bridge
Located at the Shady Grove Dude Ranch near Mentone. Free admission. The 90-foot-long bridge spans the West Fork of Little River. It was moved from Lincoln in 1972 and was rebuilt in 1980, over an existing cable bridge from the late 1800s.

7. Gilliland-Reese Covered Bridge
Located in the scenic setting of Noccalula Falls Park in Etowah County. Admission charged to the park. This 1899 bridge was made of rough-hewn lumber and covered with weathered shingles. It was hauled to the pioneer setting of Noccalula Falls Park in 1968 and carefully restored.

8. Coldwater Covered Bridge
Located at Oxford Lake and Walking Trail in Calhoun County. Free admission. One of Alabama's oldest remaining covered bridges, this structure was built in 1850 by a former slave. It was later restored and moved from Coldwater Creek to its current location.

9. Waldo Covered Bridge
Located east of AL Hwy. 77 in Talladega County. Free admission. Built in 1858, this is one of Alabama's oldest covered bridges. 115 feet long, it spans Talladega Creek and rests on two stone piers on the site of old Socopatoy Indian Trail.

10. Kymulga Grist Mill & Covered Bridge
Located in Kymulga Grist Mill Park in Talladega County. Admission charged to the park. This 1860s, 105-foot covered bridge spans scenic Talladega Creek and lies adjacent to Kymulga Grist Mill, which is still operational. Nature trails and beautiful scenery make for a romantic getaway.

New Covered Bridges

Poole's Covered Bridge at the Pioneer Museum of Alabama in Troy.
(334) 566-3597.

Rikard's Mill Covered Bridge in Beatrice, near Monroeville.
(251) 575-7433.

Horace King Covered Bridge Replica in Valley.
(334) 756-5228.

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