Rusk Footbridge
(546 feet long, 4 feet wide)
First built 1861 as the means for residents east of valley to get to town during rainy seasons.
Rebuilt in 1889 by T.H. Barnes, engineer building New Birmingham (now ghost town, to the east).
Maintained by city of Rusk until 1950. Restored 1969 on plans by Barnes.
Marker is on E. 5th Street near Lone Oak Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
