Moores Bridge, Alabama Explained

Moores Bridge
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tuscaloosa
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:285
Coordinates:33.4486°N -87.7936°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:158874

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, 24miles north-northwest of Tuscaloosa.

History

Moores Bridge is named for the bridge built by Duncan Taney Moore over the Sipsey River.[1] A post office operated under the name Moores Bridge from 1853 to 1966.[2]

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 96 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Tuscaloosa County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 March 2015.
  3. Book: Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Alabama Official and Statistical Register. 1915. Brown Printing Company. 49.