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construction over four spans. It was built by a crew led by foreman Zelma C. Tidwell over a wide section of the Locust Fork. It was the third-longest covered bridge built in Blount County. At one time, the Nectar
Covered Bridge was the seventh longest covered bridge in the country. The bridge was
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318:. The Nectar Covered Bridge was listed on the
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433:Weaver, Warren; Ellen Mertins (July 7, 1981).
297:, about 14 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of
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421:(October 4, 1928), Published October 6, 2010
289:. It was located on Nectar Bridge Road off
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519:Alabama's Covered Bridges: Past and Present
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35:An old photo of the Nectar Covered Bridge.
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16:Bridge in Nectar, Alabama
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435:"Nectar Covered Bridge"
417:, From the Archives of
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622:Blount County, Alabama
517:Prince, A. G. (1981).
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653:Nectar Covered Bridge
638:Easley Covered Bridge
492:"Bridges to the Past"
463:"Accompanying photos"
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149:Load limit
678:See also:
560:0038-4305
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117:ID number
23:Nectar CB
467:Archived
443:Archived
338:See also
259:Location
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305:History
299:Oneonta
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170:Closed
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