The Clarkson Covered Bridge
by Barb Dalton
Title
The Clarkson Covered Bridge
Artist
Barb Dalton
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Clarkson Covered Bridge located in Cullman County Alabama. HISTORY - The bridge was built in 1904 to cross Crooked Creek using the Town Lattice truss system, a popular 1800's construction method in the South at the time. It was first named Leggs covered bridge after the landowner whom originally had the bridge constructed at a cost of $1,500. It sustained significant damage seventeen years later after a severe storm tore thru the area in 1921, but repairs were completed by the following year. The bridge has four spans with a total length of 270 feet and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974.
According to its website, it is currently the second-longest existing covered bridge in Alabama and one of the longest in the United States. It remained in service to vehicular traffic until 1962, when it was bypassed by the concrete bridge located just a few yards away. It is a narrow bridge, so I would imagine cars or horse-drawn wagons would have to take turns waiting on either side on high traffic days.
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October 17th, 2018
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