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WALDO COVERED BRIDGE (A.K.A. RIDDLE MILL COVERED BRIDGE)

Where: Waldo in Talladega County, Alabama

When Built: 1858

GPS Coordinates: 33°22′44.78″N, 86°01′43.87″W

Originally built on an old Socopatoy Indian trail behind Riddle's Mill (a grist mill which was later converted into the Waldo Town Hall and then a restaurant), today, the 115-foot-long Waldo Bridge is on private property that spans Talladega Creek. While it’s the second-oldest surviving covered bridge in the state, it’s the only one on our list not being maintained.

See all 14 of the covered bridges we photographed in Alabama at this link.

All photography by Gary Clark, a former Southern Living Magazine travel photographer and photographer of the United States Postal Service 2014 Star-Spangled Banner Forever stamp. See more of Gary's work and contact him at www.thegaryclark.com.