The Swann Covered Bridge, also called the Joy Covered Bridge or Swann-Joy Covered Bridge, is a county-owned, wood-and-metal combination style covered bridge that spans the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in Blount County. It is located on Swann Bridge Road off of State Route 79, just west of the town of Cleveland, about 10 miles northwest of Oneonta.
Built in 1933, the 324-foot-long bridge is a Town lattice truss with three spans. The Swann Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is currently the longest existing historic covered bridge in Alabama and second longest in the state overall after the 334-foot-long Twin Creek Covered Bridge in Midway, Alabama, which was built in 2000.
As of my visit in June of 2022, it was not open to vehicle traffic.
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As seen from Swann Bridge Road near the Swann Covered Bridge
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The Blount County Courthouse in Oneonta was erected in 1954 and was enlarged in 1984. Architect Plauren Barrett designed the building.
Oneonta is located directly to the northeast of Birmingham in the Appalachian Mountains of North Alabama.
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The Swann Covered Bridge, also called the Joy Covered Bridge or Swann-Joy Covered Bridge, is a county-owned, wood-and-metal combination style covered bridge that spans the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in Blount County. It is located on Swann Bridge Road off of State Route 79, just west of the town of Cleveland, about 10 miles northwest of Oneonta.
Built in 1933, the 324-foot-long bridge is a Town lattice truss with three spans. The Swann Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is currently the longest existing historic covered bridge in Alabama and second longest in the state overall after the 334-foot-long Twin Creek Covered Bridge in Midway, Alabama, which was built in 2000.
As of my visit in June of 2022, it was not open to vehicle traffic.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swann_Covered_Bridge
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The Easley Covered Bridge, also known as the Old Easley Covered Bridge or Rosa Covered Bridge, is a county-owned wood and metal combination style covered bridge that spans the Dub Branch of the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River in Blount County. It is located on Easley Bridge Road, off of U.S. Route 231, just south of the town of Rosa.
Built in 1927, the 95-foot bridge is a town lattice truss construction over a single span. The Easley Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is currently the oldest and shortest of three historic covered bridges still existing in Blount County. The bridge which had been closed in 2009 has now been restored and reopened to motor vehicle traffic on October 22, 2012. It is accessible from both sides of Easley Bridge Road.
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