Easley CB | |
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 The Easley Covered Bridge near Rosa, Alabama before its recent restoration. | |
| Coordinates | 33°58′16″N 86°31′07″W / 33.97111°N 86.51861°W |
| Carries | single lane motor traffic |
| Crosses | Dub Branch, Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River |
| Locale | Rosa, Alabama |
| Maintained by | Blount County Commission |
| ID number | 01-05-12 (WGCB) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Town Lattice truss |
| Total length | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Width | 9 ft (2.7 m) clearance |
| Load limit | 3 US tons (2.72 metric tons) |
| Clearance above | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1927 |
Easley Covered Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Rosa, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°58′16″N 86°31′07″W / 33.97111°N 86.51861°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Forrest Tidwell |
| Architectural style | One Span Town Truss |
| MPS | Blount County Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000125[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 1981 |
| Designated ARLH | March 3, 1976[2] |
| Location | |
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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 Dub Branch of the Calvert Prong of the Little Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It is located on Easley Bridge Road off U.S. Route 231, just south of the town of Rosa, about 5 miles (8.0 kilometers) northwest of Oneonta. Coordinates are 33°58′16″N 86°31′07″W / 33.97111°N 86.51861°W (33.971144, -86.518719).
Built in 1927, the 95-foot (29-meter) bridge is a town lattice truss construction over a single span. Its WGCB number is 01-05-12. The Easley Covered Bridge was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 3, 1976. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 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. It is maintained by the Blount County Commission and the Alabama Department of Transportation.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.