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Coldwater Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Calhoun County, Alabama

Front of the Coldwater Creek Covered Bridge, located in a park in Oxford, Alabama, United States. Built in 1845, it is listed on the National Register of Histor
Front of the Coldwater Creek Covered Bridge, located in a park in Oxford, Alabama, United States. Built in 1845, it is listed on the National Register of Histor · User:Mld74 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Coldwater Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Calhoun County, Alabama, described in its record as bridge in Oxford, Alabama. Alabama has 18 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Calhoun County.

It is about 63 feet long (9th longest of 9 measured in Alabama); the structure is built of wood.

Status check, 2026-11: This is Alabama's oldest covered bridge. It was moved from Coldwater Creek to Oxford Lake Park in 1990 and partly burned in 1920. Its build date is uncertain: c.1850 is most common, the NRHP says possibly as early as 1839, and one site says 1884. Coldwater Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 33.6076° N, 85.8164° W.

Key facts

Length63 ft
Materialwood
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates33.60761, -85.81641

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Questions

Where is Coldwater Covered Bridge?

Coldwater Covered Bridge is in Calhoun County, Alabama, at 33.6076, -85.8164.

How many covered bridges are in Calhoun County?

Calhoun County, Alabama has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.