Spans Coldwater Creek 0.5 mi. (0.8 km) from I 20, Coldwater, Alabama. County/parish: Calhoun.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1973. NRIS 73000333.
1 contributing structure.
The Coldwater Covered Bridge, also known as the Hughes Mill Covered Bridge, is a locally owned wooden covered bridge that spans the outflow from Oxford Lake (marble springs) in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. It is located at Oxford Lake Park off State Route 21 in the city of Oxford, about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) south of Anniston.
Built circa 1850, the 63-foot (19-meter) bridge is a rare construction of Multiple King-post truss with Town Lattice over a single span. The Tallahatchee Covered Bridge, which was also located in Calhoun County, had a similar resemblance. Its World Guide to Covered Bridges (WGCB) number is 01–08–01. As Coldwater Creek Covered Bridge, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1973. It is currently the oldest existing covered bridge in Alabama. The bridge is maintained by the City of Oxford.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835853