Gilliland's-Reese Covered Bridge

Gilliland's-Reese Covered Bridge

Posted by Jennifer Frazier on November 7, 2015

GILLILAND's-REESE COVERED BRIDGE

Where: Gadsden in Etowah County

When Built: 1899

GPS Coordinates: 34°02′21.79″N, 86°01′26.93″W

Originally located on Judge H. Ross Gilliland’s plantation over Little Wills Creek in Reece City (the spelling of the bridge was changed to “Reese”), this 85-foot-long passageway moved to Noccalula Falls Park in 1967. To visit the bridge, you must pay admission to Noccalula Falls Park (Noccalula Falls itself is excluded), which also includes a pioneer village along with a botanical garden. The bridge was given a “facelift” including new flooring in July of 2015.

See all 14 of the covered bridges we photographed in Alabama at this link.

Gilliland-Reese Bridge

Gilliland-Reese Bridge, Gadsden, Alabama

All photography by Gary Clark, a former Southern Living Magazine travel photographer and photographer of the United States Postal Service 2014 Star-Spangled Banner Forever stamp. See more of Gary's work and contact him at www.thegaryclark.com.

Jennifer Frazier

After 10 years as a travel writer for Southern Living Magazine, Jen Frazier traded in the corporate world to stay home with her two children, three dogs and three hermit crabs.

Now she juggles carpool and laundry with writing for the Great American Country website, AAA Texas Journey Magazine and Texas Monthly Magazine, as well as blogging for thejensource.blogspot.com While she lives in the big metropolis of Dallas, she longs for weekends in the country. To learn more about this award-winning writer (recipient of the Barbara Jordan Award and the Luce Award), visit her website at jennifermfrazier.com

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