Nectar Covered Bridge

The wooden bridge stretched 385 feet across the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River, featuring a Town Lattice truss design over four spans.

Built in 1934 under foreman Zelma C. Tidwell, the bridge served single-lane motor traffic until vandals destroyed it by fire in June 1993.

The bridge structure functioned as a central gathering place for community meetings and religious ceremonies, including baptisms in the river below.

Stone piers remain visible from the current concrete bridge, which stands north of the original crossing location near State Route 160.

This crossing held the distinction of being the seventh-longest covered bridge in the United States before its destruction.

Location: Nectar

Inception: 1928

GPS coordinates: 33.95624,-86.62616

Latest update: September 23, 2025 16:45