Moores Bridge, Alabama
Moores Bridge | |
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  Moores Bridge Location within Alabama  Moores Bridge Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′55″N 87°47′37″W / 33.44861°N 87.79361°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 codes | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 158874[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
[edit]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
[edit]- J. J. Mayfield (1861–1927), judge, politician and educator.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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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