Coldwater Covered Bridge

Coldwater Covered Bridge
Street address: 

Recreation Dr.
Oxford, AL 36202

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Phone: 
256-237-3536
Fax: 
256-237-0126
Schedule: 
Open 24 hrs.
Mailing: 

P.O. Box 1087
Anniston, AL 36202

Admission: 
Free

Located at Oxford Lake and Walking Trail in Calhoun County. Free admission. One of Alabama's oldest remaining covered bridges, this structure was built in 1850 by a former slave. It was later restored and moved from Coldwater Creek to its current location.

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