Steel truss bridge over river with two people - historic bridges

By car · principal city, Alabama

Historic Bridges in Foley, AL

Truss, arch, suspension and stone bridges on the register near you, engineering you can drive across.

Foley is one of the cities the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL metro area is officially named after. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

People walking on the brooklyn bridge on a sunny day - historic bridges — Photo: Maxim Klimashin on Unsplash

People on waterfront path under steel arch bridge - historic bridges — Photo: Christopher Gardner on Unsplash

People walking across metal truss bridge over water - historic bridges — Photo: Trương Tuyết Ly on Unsplash

On the record near Foley, AL

The 12 nearest

20 listed sites on the record match historic bridges within 200 miles of Foley, AL, out of 43 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Leaf River Bridge84 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · McClain · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Mahned Bridge101 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · New Augusta · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Yellow Creek Bridge107 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Waynesboro · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Shubuta Bridge117 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Shubuta · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Half-Chance Bridge132 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Dayton · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Enterprise Bridge140 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Enterprise · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Highway 11 Bridge over Chunky River141 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Enterprise · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Stuckey's Bridge146 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Meridian · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
Bellamy Bridge148 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Marianna · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Chunky River Bridge152 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Chunky · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge167 miles from the center of Foley · Early County · marker erected 2000Georgia historical marker program
Bahala Creek Bridge174 miles from the center of Foley · Structure · Oma · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Foley, AL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Bridges in Foley, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Foley, AL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Foley, AL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Foley

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Foley, AL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Foley, AL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.