Historical Marker
Clarkson Covered Bridge
Historical marker location:
Cullman, Alabama
( Marker can be reached from County Road 1043 west of County Road 1117.)
Marker installed: 1975
Sometimes Called Legg Bridge.
The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.