WayfarrowHorton Mill Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Blount County, Alabama
Horton Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Blount County, Alabama, described in its record as bridge in Oneonta, Alabama. Alabama has 18 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Blount County.
It crosses Calvert Prong Little Warrior River; it is about 220 feet long (3rd longest of 9 measured in Alabama).
Status check, 2026-11: Two-span Town-truss bridge about 70 ft above the Calvert Prong, described as the highest covered bridge over any US waterway. It has been permanently closed to cars since April 2022. Sources give 1934, 1935, or 1934–35 as the build date, so no year is recorded. Horton Mill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 34.0076° N, 86.4486° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Calvert Prong Little Warrior River |
|---|---|
| Length | 220 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 34.00764, -86.44863 |
Nearby places
- Birdghost town · Blount County · 3.7 mi
- Easley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 4.7 mi
- Mauldinghost town · Etowah County · 7 mi
- Craigghost town · Blount County · 7.9 mi
- Nixghost town · Etowah County · 8.1 mi
- Swann Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 8.8 mi
- Phillipsghost town · Etowah County · 8.9 mi
- Schulerghost town · Etowah County · 9.3 mi
- Nashghost town · Etowah County · 10.1 mi
- Clear Springsghost town · Etowah County · 10.5 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Blount County · 10.8 mi
- Reedbrakeghost town · Marshall County · 13.1 mi
Questions
Where is Horton Mill Covered Bridge?
Horton Mill Covered Bridge is in Blount County, Alabama, at 34.0076, -86.4486.
How many covered bridges are in Blount County?
Blount County, Alabama has 4 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.