Swann Covered Bridge
W of Cleveland, Cleveland, ALOn September 11, 1933, the county commissioners ordered a highwater bridge built across the Warrior River in the Joy Precinct. It was to be built by the county bridge crew under the leadership of Zelma Tidwell, who was to receive $2.75 per day. His carpenters were to receive $1.75 and laborers $1.25. The lumber for the bridge was furnished and delivered by Chuch Richards at $14 per thousand board feet. When the bridge was dedicated on November 7th, the local community gave supper to the workers.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
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