Ross Bridge is a neighborhood in

Hoover, Alabama Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. Hoover is the largest suburban city in Alabama and the 6th largest city in Alabama. The city had a population of 92,606 as of the 2020 US Census. Hoover ...

. The area is named for the railway bridge constructed over Ross Creek by the

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during the

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. The area was annexed into Hoover and the neighborhood began development in 2004. The neighborhood consists primarily of single-family residential homes with attached residential housing, commercial buildings and mixed residential and commercial buildings concentrated in the village center. It is home to the Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa. Ross Bridge is the location of the annual Ross Bridge 8K run. Ross Bridge 8K run http://www.active.com/running/hoover-al/ross-bridge-8k-and-health-expo-2012

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