WayfarrowSwann Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Blount County, Alabama
Swann Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, described in its record as Bridge in Blount County, Alabama, United States. Alabama has 18 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Blount County.
It was built in 1933, in the interwar years, making it the 8th oldest of the 9 in Alabama with a recorded construction date; it crosses Locust Fork; it is about 324 feet long (the longest of 9 measured in Alabama).
Status check, 2026-11: Longest historic covered bridge in Alabama (Town lattice truss, three spans), closed to vehicles since 2022 after crashes. 324 ft is the most-cited length; some sources give 305 or 330.1 ft. Swann Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 33.9976° N, 86.6014° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Locust Fork |
| Length | 324 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 33.99760, -86.60143 |
Nearby places
- Nectar Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 3.2 mi
- Easley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 5.1 mi
- Horton Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 8.8 mi
- Watsekaghost town · Blount County · 11.8 mi
- Birdghost town · Blount County · 12.4 mi
- Craigghost town · Blount County · 12.7 mi
- Thermalghost town · Jefferson County · 14.6 mi
- Mauldinghost town · Etowah County · 14.9 mi
- Lidy Walker Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cullman County · 15.1 mi
- Nixghost town · Etowah County · 16.9 mi
- Phillipsghost town · Etowah County · 17.2 mi
- Baltimoreghost town · Cullman County · 17.3 mi
Questions
Where is Swann Covered Bridge?
Swann Covered Bridge is in Blount County, Alabama, at 33.9976, -86.6014.
How many covered bridges are in Blount County?
Blount County, Alabama has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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