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Elkton Bridge ~ A Strategic Crossing

at the intersection of Elkton Pike (U.S. 31) and Dixon Town Road, Elkton, TN , USA
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The Elk River crossing here on the Columbia, Pulaski, Elkton, and Alabama Turnpike (earlier called the Bumpass Trail) was the narrowest part that could be bridged between Fayetteville, Tennessee, and Florence, Alabama. During the Civil War, a wooden bridg

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
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