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Kymulga, Talladega County

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Inventory Number: AL/01-61-01
County: Talladega County
Township: Kymulga Creek
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Kymulga
Crosses: Talladega Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 105' covered, 236' overall
Roadway Width: 9.0'
Built: c1860
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N33 20.072
Longitude: W086 17.981
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Directions: 1.8 miles east of jct US231/280 on AL76, then 0.2 miles left on Forest Hills Dr. (CR180), then 3.7 miles right on Grist Mill Rd. (CR180) and left 250' on Kymulga Rd. at Kymulga Grist Mill Park. North-northeast of Childersburg.

Kymulga Bridge, Kymulga Creek, Talladega County, AL Built c1860
Bill Caswell Photo, July 16, 2009

Kymulga Bridge, Kymulga Creek, Talladega County, AL Built c1860
Jan Shultz Photo, August 1982

Kymulga Bridge, Kymulga Creek, Talladega County, AL Built c1860
Bill Caswell Photo, July 16, 2009

Kymulga Bridge, Kymulga Creek, Talladega County, AL Built c1860
Jeanne Hickam Photo, NSPCB Archives

Kymulga Bridge, Kymulga Creek, Talladega County, AL Built c1860
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Closed. According to the 1936 Alabama DOT inventory, this bridge had a 100' covered span and ten uncovered spans; 8 at 14' and 2 at 12'. Kymulga Mill & Covered Bridge are two locally owned historic landmarks located at Kymulga Park. Both structures, dating back to the American Civil War, were restored in 1974 and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1976. The Childersburg Heritage Committee purchased the tract in 1988, and with help from the Alabama Historical Commission and the Talladega County Commission, established Kymulga Park. More structural renovations were made as well. There is an admission charge to visit the park, with proceeds being used for upkeep of all structures and nature trails within this historic recreation area. Kymulga Park was acquired by the City of Childersburg in June 2011. It is currently managed by the Childersburg Historic Preservation Commission. The bridge once provided access to the Old Georgia Road, a Native American trade route which was used by settlers and frontiersmen who traveled into the area. The United States government purchased land adjacent to Kymulga Mill in 1941 for the Alabama Ordnance Works, a military installation. Settlements within the tract had to be relocated.

Sources:
List of Alabama Covered Bridges compiled in July 1953 by Richard Sanders Allen, NSPCB Archives
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 2

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