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An old photo of the Nectar Covered Bridge.
Coordinates 33°57′22.45″N 86°37′34.17″W / 33.9562361°N 86.6261583°W / 33.9562361; -86.6261583
Carries single lane motor traffic
Crosses Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River
Locale Nectar, Alabama
Maintained by Blount County Commission
ID number 01-05-04 (WGCB)
Characteristics
Design Town Lattice truss
Total length 385 ft (117 m)
Load limit 3 US tons (2.72 metric tons)
History
Construction end 1934
Closed June 13, 1993 by fire
Nectar Covered Bridge
Area 1.1 acres (0.4 ha)
Architectural style Four Span Town Truss
MPS Blount County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No. 81000124
Added to NRHP August 20, 1981

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.

History

Built in 1934, the 385-foot (117-meter) bridge was a Town Lattice truss construction over four spans. It was built by a crew led by foreman Zelma C. Tidwell over a wide section of the Locust Fork. It was the third-longest covered bridge built in Blount County. At one time, the Nectar Covered Bridge was the seventh longest covered bridge in the country. The bridge was burned by vandals on June 13, 1993. It was maintained by the Blount County Commission and the Alabama Department of Transportation. The Nectar Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1981.

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Two stone piers remain where the Nectar Covered Bridge once stood. The bridge burned down in 1993.

The bridge was once a community meeting place and a site for large baptism ceremonies. A concrete bridge has since replaced the former covered bridge, but the old stone piers remain across the river south of the current crossing.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Puente cubierto de Nectar para niños

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