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Overview

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Eastern Portal

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Deck View

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Main Span

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North Face of Bridge

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Inside View

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Bridge Approach Details

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Underneath the Bridge

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Closeup of Lattice Truss

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Closeup of Main Span (North Face)

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"Down the Crooked Creek"

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Western Portal

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Western Span and Approach (North Face)

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Oblique View (South Face)

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Historic Marker

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Bridge Plaque

The plaque shows that this bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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Old and New Bridges

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Facts 

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
Lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 270 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974
Also called
Legg Bridge
Inventory numbers
NRHP 74000408 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (189)
Built 1904 (170)
Built during 1900s (2,328)
Covered (500)
Cullman County, Alabama (8)
James Wordlaw Legg (1)
Lattice truss (53)
NR-listed (1,472)
Open to pedestrians (361)
Owned by county (14,113)
Through truss (5,175)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,074)
Truss (15,706)

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