Nectar Covered Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Nectar Covered Bridge

Nectar, Blount County, Alabama
Listed
August 19, 1981
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
81000124

About this property

The Nectar Covered Bridge was a wood and metal combination style covered bridge which spanned the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It was located on Nectar Bridge Road off State Route 160, just east of the town of Nectar, about 14 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Oneonta. Nectar Covered Bridge was at one time the seventh-longest covered bridge in the country. The bridge remained open to single lane motor traffic from its construction until it was burned by vandals on June 13, 1993.

Location

Nectar, Blount County, Alabama
33.95623, -86.62617

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Nectar Covered Bridge listed on the National Register?

Nectar Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Nectar Covered Bridge?

Nectar Covered Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Nectar Covered Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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