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Structure-ID: s0003554
Created on: 10/06/02
Modified on: 23/12/04


Horton's Mill Covered Bridge

Completed in: 1934
Status: in use
Location: Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, USA
Crosses: Black Warrior River
Horton's Mill Covered Bridge<br>Oneonta, Alabama USA
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Structural Type:
Covered bridge
Town lattice truss bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Builder Forrest Tidwell
  Zelma C. Tidwell

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
truss  wood
Dimensions
  total length 67.1 m
  number of spans 2
  height above valley floor or water 21.34 m

Chronology
1974
The bridge is completely restored.

Notes & Comments
The bridge is the highest bridge above the river in the USA.

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External LinkDale Travis: Horton's Mill Bridge English
External LinkHistoric Bridges of the United States: Horton Mill Covered Bridge (#11039) English

Relevant Literature
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 164.

 
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