Moores Bridge, also spelled Moors Bridge, is an

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, United States. Moores Bridge is located along

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, north-northwest of

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History

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

Notable person

* James Jefferson Mayfield, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court from 1908 to 1920

References

Unincorporated communities in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{TuscaloosaCountyAL-geo-stub