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Edmund Winston Pettus Bridge


category : Historic Bridges
National landmark; symbol of momentous changes in Selma, Alabama, America and world. Figured prominently in Voting Rights struggle when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led marchers across bridge on journey toward voting rights attainment.


Admission: Free
Hours: Open 24 hours.
Address: U.S. Hwy. 80 at Alabama River entering Selma.

Phone: 334-875-7241
Fax: 334-875-7142
Our Website:www.SelmaAlabama.com

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Street Historic Walking To

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Selma, AL Walking Tours

Selma Art Guild Gallery

Selma, AL Galleries

Performing Arts Center

Selma, AL Art Centers

Historic Water Avenue

Restored 19th-century commercial district. Brick streets, antique stores, fountains, restored bridge-tender's house. 3 parks, antebellum St. James Hotel (riverfront)

Selma, AL Historic Districts

Old Depot Museum

Interpretive history museum in 1891 railway depot. Artifacts from pre-history Indians through Voting Rights era. Civil War room, Black Heritage wing, military room (pre WWI-Persian Gulf)

Selma, AL Museums

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Edmund Winston Pettus Bridge

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