Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.562711,-85.793298
Carries CC Road over Blue Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 53.8 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Blue Creek on CC Road
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Calhoun County
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225718
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 33.606453,-85.790166
Carries Boiling Spring Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 170.9 Feet
Span Length: 106.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Boiling Spring Road in Oxford
History:
Built: ca. 1890's
Location: Calhoun County
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225715
Photo taken by marty mccary in July 2011
225716
Photo taken by marty mccary in July 2011
225717
Photo taken by marty mccary in July 2011
308230
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308231
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308232
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308233
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308234
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308235
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308236
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308237
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: No longer exists
Location: 33.644445,-85.695886
Carries Old Downing Mill Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 193.9 Feet
Span Length: 112.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Old Downing Mill Road in Choccolocco
History: Built 1930; replaced 2005
Built: 1930
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Competely Restored
Location: 33.821156,-85.867810
Carries Prickett Trail over Tallasseehatchee Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tallasseehatchee Creek on Private drive near Wellington.
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Calhoun County
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318032
318033
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.850000,-85.790000
Carries SCL Railroad over CR 76
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 92.9 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on CR 76 under SCL Railroad
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Calhoun County
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308238
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308239
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308240
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308241
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308242
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 33.607485,-85.816591
Carries Trail over Oxford Lake outlet
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over inlet to Oxford Lake on Trail in Oxford
History: Built ca 1850 over Coldwater Creek; Relocated in 1990 to city park and placed over an outlet from Oxford Lake
Built: 1850
Location: Calhoun County
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135996
Coldwater Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in March 2009
135997
Coldwater Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in March 2009
135998
Coldwater Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in March 2009
135999
Coldwater Covered Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in March 2009
136000
Coldwater Covered Bridge Plaque
Photo taken by C Hanchey in March 2009
225719
original lacation poto from the70's
Photo taken by marty mccary in December 0000
225720
Photo taken by marty mccary in August 2011
308226
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308227
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308228
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308229
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.803779,-85.888392
Carries Alexandria Wellington Road over Tallahatchee Creek
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss
Total Length: 249.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Howe pony truss bridge over Tallahatchee Creek on Alexandria Wellington Road
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Calhoun County
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226057
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
226058
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
226059
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
226060
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
226061
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
226062
Photo taken by marty mccary in February 2012
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 33.770064,-85.882876
Carries a pedestrian walkway in Alexandria Park over a stream
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: The bridge looks like a steel stringer with pony truss type railings.
Total Length: 58.1 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over a stream on a pedestrian walkway in Alexandria Park
History: Built 1951 over Little Tallahatchee Creek
Built: 1951
Location: Calhoun County
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212089
Overview
http://www.calhouncounty.org/news/alexandriapark/alexpark/alexandria%20park%20200.jpg
212090
Photo of bridge in its original location
http://www.calhouncounty.org/news/broadwellbridge.html
277021
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2014
277022
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2014
277023
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2014
277024
Photo taken by Ben Tate in February 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.804500,-85.793079
Carries Old Broadwell Mill Road over Little Tallahatchee Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Little Tallahatchee Creek on Old Broadwell Mill Road
History: Built 2010 by US Bridge to replace the Old Broadwell Mill Bridge
Built: 2010
Location: Calhoun County
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212091
New Truss Bridge
http://www.calhouncounty.org/news/broadwellbridge.html
308243
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308244
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308245
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308246
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.778565,-85.769930
Carries Aderholt Mill Road over Little Tallahatcheecreek
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Tallahatcheecreek on Aderholt Mill Road
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Calhoun County
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227826
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227827
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227828
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227829
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227830
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227831
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
227832
Photo taken by marty mccary in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.822513,-85.898912
Carries Wellington Road over Branch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony camelback truss bridge over Branch on Wellington Road
History: This bridge has been replaced with a pony truss Pratt camelback
Built: 1960
Location: Calhoun County
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229905
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229906
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229908
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229909
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.645000,-85.696667
Carries Old Downing Mill Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: truss/modern/pony/pratt
Design Details: Modern Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Old Downing Mill Road
History: Built 2005
Built: 2005
Location: Calhoun County
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229829
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229830
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229831
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229832
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229833
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
229834
Photo taken by marty mccary in April 2012
Status: Demolished
Location: 33.802500,-85.646944
Carries Brown Bridge Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Former Pratt through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Brown Bridge Road
History: Built 1947, torn down and replaced 2020
Built: 1947
Location: Calhoun County
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234109
Overview
http://geekalabama.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/today-day-022.jpg
Nathan Young
Status:
Location: 33.887889,-85.625962
Carries Private Road over Nances Creek
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Multiple Kingpost through truss and town lattice through truss combination
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Nances Creek on Private Road
History: Built 1900; Moved 1975
Built: 1900
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 33.815167,-85.774437
Carries Chief Ladiga Trail over Hanes Branch
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Hanes Branch on Chief Ladiga Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Bypassed by new bridge and abandoned
Location: 33.871383,-85.899903
Carries Abandoned alignment of Reeds Mill Road over Ohatchee Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Five panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Ohatchee Creek on Abandoned alignment of Reeds Mill Road
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.856553,-85.905651
Carries Alabama & Tennessee River Railway over Peeks Hill Road
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Peeks Hill Rd on Railroad
History:
Built: 1928
Location: Calhoun County
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308247
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308248
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
308249
Photo taken by Ben Tate in November 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.874368,-85.729468
Carries .5 Mi W Ala 21 over Tallahatchee Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Tallahatchee Creek on .5 Mi W Ala 21
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.753878,-85.787891
Carries Old Jville Hwy over Unnamed creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Unnamed creek on Old Jville Hwy
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.951667,-85.580000
Carries Howell Road over Ladiga Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Ladiga Creek on Howell Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Abandoned but used by off-road traffic
Location: 33.936661,-85.590916
Carries abandoned alignment of Old Ladiga Road over creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over creek on abandoned alignment of Old Ladiga Road
History: Bypassed by new road to the south
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.827964,-85.899350
Carries CSX over Wellington Road
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Wellington Road on CSX
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Removed after railroad was abandoned
Location: 33.819344,-85.892712
Carries EARY (fmr L&N) over creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over creek on EARY (fmr L&N)
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Abandoned with approaches removed
Location: 33.803323,-85.889242
Carries EARY (fmr L&N) over Tallasseehatchee Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Tallasseehatchee Creek on EARY (fmr L&N)
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.785874,-85.998450
Carries CSX over Tallasseehatchee Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Tallasseehatchee Creek on CSX
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Line abandoned
Location: 33.706614,-85.824008
Carries Norfolk Southern RR over W 47th Street and creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over W 47th Street and creek on Norfolk Southern RR
History:
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Abandoned
Location: 33.663277,-85.687454
Carries old alignment of Iron City Cutoff Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Choccolocco Creek on old alignment of Iron City Cutoff Road
History: Bypassed by a new bridge
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 33.599716,-85.757031
Carries Mellon Bridge Road over Choccolocco Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Appears to have been a hybrid of a Lattice and a Howe-Single truss.
Total Length: 98.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost covered through truss bridge over Choccolocco Creek on Mellon Bridge Road
History: Burned Oct 3, 1970; Replaced 1974
Built:
Location: Calhoun County
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477465
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
477466
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
477467
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
Alabama Digital Archives
477468
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
The Anniston Star: July 19 1961
477469
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
The Anniston Star: May 5 1963
477470
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
1 of 2
The Anniston Star: October 4 1970
477471
Mellons Mill Covered Bridge
2 of 2
The Anniston Star: October 4 1970
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.