Moores Bridge, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W / 33.44861°N 87.79361°W / 33.44861; -87.79361CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyTuscaloosaElevation
285 ft (87 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID158874[1]

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.

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]

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References

  1. ^ "Moores Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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 March 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Alabama. Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 49.
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