Coldwater Covered Bridge

Coldwater Covered Bridge

Posted by Jennifer Frazier on November 5, 2015

COLDWATER COVERED BRIDGE

Where: Oxford in Calhoun County, Alabama

When Built: Sometime between 1839 and 1850

GPS Coordinates: 33°35′9.29″N, 85°54′46.8″W

Spanning 60 feet, Coldwater Covered Bridge holds the title as the oldest remaining covered bridge in the state. It was originally located over Coldwater Creek along the border of Calhoun and Talladega counties (near the community of Coldwater, hence the name), but was moved in 1990 to its present location at Oxford Lake Park. Also known as Hughes Mill Covered Bridge.

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

Coldwater Covered Bridge

Coldwater Covered Bridge

Coldwater Covered Bridge

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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