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 | |
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| Coordinates: 33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tuscaloosa |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158874[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
- James Jefferson Mayfield, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1908 to 1920[4]
References
- "Moores Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- "Tuscaloosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Brown Printing Company. p. 49.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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