The 1904 Clarkson Covered Bridge, also known as the Clarkson-Legg Covered Bridge and Legg Covered Bridge, is a 270-foot covered bridge located in Cullman County, Alabama, crossing over Crooked Creek.

Destroyed by a flood in 1921, it was rebuilt the following year.  It is the only remaining covered bridge in Cullman County and was restored by the Cullman County Commission in 1975 as an American Revolution Bicentennial Project.   Only one of the piers is original to the bridge - the middle one; the rest were added in the 1970s when the bridge was restored for the first time. 

Clarkson Covered Bridge was once used by farmers and travelers to cross Crooked Creek in Cullman County, Alabama.  Crooked Creek is an important tributary to Smith Lake and one of the 77,000 miles of navigable streams that flow through Alabama (more than any other state).

Located just off U.S. Highway 278 in Bethel, Clarkson Bridge is the site of numerous weddings, car shows, and various other activities.  

Clarkson-Legg Mill sits near the covered bridge and is the final photograph shown here. 

Clarkson Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974.  

Located at:  N34 12.447   W86 59.448        -        WGCB #01-22-01  

Photographed in December of 2019

Photos by Millard Farmer