Lee County AlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Bridge, Pea Ridge Covered 
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Cemetery:           Pea Ridge Covered Bridge
Name:               Pea Ridge Covered Bridge

Date Of Photograph: January 1, 1973
Photo can be seen at:
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Backside of Postcard that features Pea Ridge Covered Bridge, locally this 
bridge is referred to as Salem-Shotwell because of it's then location and use.
The Salem-Shotwell covered bridge is now located at the Opelika Municipal Park.

PEA RIDGE COVERED BRIDGE
over Wacoochee Creek. Lee County, Alabama 
Turn near Salem at Wacoochee School, bridge is 
about 3 mi. off U.S.280, south of Opelika. Listed in 
WORLD GUIDE TO COVERED BRIDGES as no.01-41-4,
Pine Grove Community, on Shotwell Road, 1 span, 
58’ long, Town Truss construction. This fine wooden- 
pegged bridge is one of the bridges that the ALA-
BAMA HISTORICAL COMMISSION and interested Lee 
Countians are endeavoring to preserve. 


Additional Comments:
The Salem Shotwell bridge is now located at the Opelika Municipal Park.

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