Swann Covered Bridge | |
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 The Swann Covered Bridge near Cleveland, Alabama, before its recent restoration | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′51.35″N 86°36′5.13″W / 33.9975972°N 86.6014250°W |
| Carries | Single lane of motor traffic |
| Crosses | Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River |
| Locale | Cleveland, Alabama |
| Maintained by | Blount County Commission |
| ID number | 01-05-05 (WGCB) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town Lattice truss |
| Total length | 324 feet (99 m) |
| Width | 9 feet (2.7 m) clearance |
| Load limit | 3 short tons (2.7 t) |
| Clearance above | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1933[1] |
Swann Covered Bridge | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Architectural style | Three-span Town lattice truss |
| MPS | Blount County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000123 [2] |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 1981 |
| Location | |
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The Swann Covered Bridge, also called the Joy Covered Bridge[1] 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, Alabama, United States. It is located on Swann Bridge Road off State Route 79, just west of the town of Cleveland,[1] about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Oneonta.
Built in 1933,[1] the 324-foot-long (99 m) bridge is a Town lattice truss with three spans. Its WGCB number is 01-05-05. The Swann Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1981. It is currently the longest existing historic covered bridge in Alabama and second longest in the state overall after the 334-foot-long (102 m) Twin Creek Covered Bridge in Midway, Alabama, which was built in 2000.[3] The Swann Covered Bridge is maintained by the Blount County Commission and the Alabama Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b c d Bates, Judy Woodward (December 24, 2000). "Blount County, Alabama". AmericanProfile.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Creek Covered Bridge Swann Covered Bridge on Flickr