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Photo taken by James McCray in April 2008

Overview: Lattice through truss bridge over Crooked Creek on Central Rd. (CR 1043) at the Clarkson Covered Bridge Park
Location: Cullman County, Alabama
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1904 by James Legg. Destroyed by a flood in 1921 and rebuilt in 1922. Rehabilitated in 1975. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Builder: - James Wordlaw Legg
Design: Town Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 270.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974
Also called: Legg Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.20752, -86.99093 (decimal degrees)
34°12'27" N, 86°59'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/500835/3785166 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: West Point
Inventory numbers: NRHP 74000408 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)