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Inventory Number: AL/01-61-03x County: Talladega County Township: Lincoln Town/Village: Bridge Name: Lincoln or Eureka Crosses: Choccolocco Creek Truss type: Spans: 2 Length: 160' covered, 430' overall Roadway Width: 11.5' Built: 1903 Builder: Johnnie Morris When Lost: 15 Jul 1963 Cause: Arson Latitude: N33 34.099 Longitude: W086 10.094 See a map of the area Topographic map of the area Directions: On the road between Lincoln and Stemley.	Lincoln or Eureka Bridge, Lincoln, Talladega County, AL Built 1903 Arson 15 Jul 1963 Todd Clark Collection Lincoln or Eureka Bridge, Lincoln, Talladega County, AL Built 1903 Arson 15 Jul 1963 Richard E. Roy Collection, April 6, 1960 Photo, NSPCB Archives
Comments: 10.5' clearance. This bridge had two 80' covered spans and 18 uncovered 15' spans. Data originally from a 1936 Alabama DOT inventory.
Sources: Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 3 List of Alabama Covered Bridges compiled in July 1953 by Richard Sanders Allen, NSPCB Archives Alabama Department of Archives & History, digital photo collection

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