Moores Bridge, Alabama

Moores Bridge, also spelled Moors Bridge, is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Moores Bridge is located along Alabama State Route 171, 24 miles (39 km) north-northwest of Tuscaloosa.

Moores Bridge, Alabama
Moores Bridge, Alabama
Moores Bridge, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID158874[1]

History

Moores Bridge is named for the bridge built by Duncan Taney Moore over the Sipsey River.[2] A post office operated under the name Moores Bridge from 1853 to 1966.[3]

Notable person

References

  1. "Moores Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. Alabama. Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 49.


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