Byler Road

Byler Road
Nearest city Northport, Alabama
Coordinates 33°23′16″N 87°35′51″W / 33.38778°N 87.59750°W / 33.38778; -87.59750Coordinates: 33°23′16″N 87°35′51″W / 33.38778°N 87.59750°W / 33.38778; -87.59750
Built 1822
NRHP Reference # 74000438[1]
Added to NRHP November 19, 1974

Byler Road is the oldest public road in Alabama still in use today. Constructed in the mid-1820s, it connected Courtland near the Tennessee River with Tuscaloosa near the Black Warrior River. The road spurred development in Lawrence, Winston, Walker, Fayette counties, and was traveled by both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.[2] A half-mile section of the road in Tuscaloosa County was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Floyd, W. Warner (October 9, 1974). "Byler Road" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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