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The '''Easley Bridge''' (sometimes called '''Rosa Bridge''') is a 95 foot-long single-span covered bridge over the [[Dub branch]] of [[Calvert Prong]], which becomes [[Locust Fork]]. It is located on an unnamed road near [[Blount County Highway 33]] between the communites of [[Easley]] and [[Rosa]], and is the oldest of three remaining covered bridges in [[Blount County]]. | The '''Easley Bridge''' (sometimes called '''Rosa Bridge''') is a 95 foot-long single-span covered bridge over the [[Dub branch]] of [[Calvert Prong]], which becomes [[Locust Fork River|Locust Fork]]. It is located on an unnamed road near [[Blount County Highway 33]] between the communites of [[Easley]] and [[Rosa]], and is the oldest of three remaining covered bridges in [[Blount County]]. | ||
The Easley Bridge was constructed in the "town truss" style by brothers [[Forrest Tidwell|Forrest]] and [[Zelmer C. Tidwell]] in [[1927]]. | The Easley Bridge was constructed in the "town truss" style by brothers [[Forrest Tidwell|Forrest]] and [[Zelmer C. Tidwell]] in [[1927]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 6 March 2008
The Easley Bridge (sometimes called Rosa Bridge) is a 95 foot-long single-span covered bridge over the Dub branch of Calvert Prong, which becomes Locust Fork. It is located on an unnamed road near Blount County Highway 33 between the communites of Easley and Rosa, and is the oldest of three remaining covered bridges in Blount County.
The Easley Bridge was constructed in the "town truss" style by brothers Forrest and Zelmer C. Tidwell in 1927.
References
- University of Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio. Bridges to the Past.