The Clarkson–Legg Covered Bridge, more simply known as Clarkson Covered Bridge, is a county-owned wooden covered bridge that spans Crooked Creek in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. It is located at Clarkson Covered Bridge Park on County Road 1043 (CR 1043) off U.S. Route 278 near the community of Bethel, about 8 mi (13 km) west of Cullman.

Clarkson–Legg CB
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The Clarkson–Legg Covered Bridge near Cullman, Alabama.
Coordinates
34°12′27.08″N 86°59′27.35″W
Carries
pedestrian traffic (vehicles until 1962)
Crosses
Crooked Creek
Locale
Bethel, Alabama
Maintained by
Cullman County Commission
ID number
01-22-01 (WGCB)
Characteristics
Design
Town lattice truss bridge
Total length
270 ft (82 m)
History
Construction end
1904
Clarkson Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic
Originally built in 1904, the 270-ft (82-m) bridge (although some other sources say the bridge is only 250 ft long) is a Town lattice truss construction over four spans. The Clarkson–Legg Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974.[1] It is currently the second longest existing historic covered bridge in Alabama and third longest overall in the state after the 334-foot (102 m) Twin Creek Covered Bridge in Midway, Alabama and 324-foot (99 m) Swann Covered Bridge in Cleveland, Alabama.[2] The bridge is maintained by the Cullman County Commission.

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