Frankfort Road Bridge – Tuscumbia AL

City:
Tuscumbia, AL

Site Type:
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bridge carrying Frankfort Road across Throckmorton Branch, between Old Lee Highway and E Lamar Ave., in Tuscumbia. Frankfort Road (1819) one of the oldest roads in the Tuscumbia area. The road was also used as Lee Highway / U.S. 72 until bypassed with new alignment.

Source notes

Plaque on bridge

Site originally submitted by Evan Tidwell on May 17, 2022.

Location Info

Frankfort Road
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Colbert County

Coordinates: 34.723852, -87.715394

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