Below is a list of covered bridges in Iowa. There are nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Iowa, though two halves of one bridge reside in different locations.[1] Six of them are historic. A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

Bridges

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Cedar Covered Bridge[2] Cedar Covered Bridge Madison Winterset
41°21′54″N 93°59′25″W / 41.36500°N 93.99028°W / 41.36500; -93.99028 (Cedar Covered Bridge)		 2019 76 feet (23 m) Cedar Creek Town and queen Also called Casper Covered Bridge; replaces bridge built in 1883 and rebuilt in 2004;[3] first two bridges were destroyed by arson[4]
Cutler–Donahoe Bridge[5] Cutler–Donahoe Bridge Madison Winterset
41°19′52″N 94°0′31″W / 41.33111°N 94.00861°W / 41.33111; -94.00861 (Cutler–Donahoe Bridge)		 1871, 1970 79 feet (24 m) Ditch City of Winterset Town
Hammond Bridge[5] Hammond Bridge Marion Hamilton
41°10′39″N 93°0′50″W / 41.17750°N 93.01389°W / 41.17750; -93.01389 (Hammond Bridge)		 1894 80 feet (24 m) North Cedar Creek County of Marion Howe
Hogback Covered Bridge[5] Hogback Covered Bridge Madison Winterset
41°23′9″N 94°3′0″W / 41.38583°N 94.05000°W / 41.38583; -94.05000 (Hogback Covered Bridge)		 1884 106 feet (32 m) North River County of Madison Town
Holliwell Covered Bridge[5] Holliwell Covered Bridge Madison Winterset
41°19′21″N 93°57′33″W / 41.32250°N 93.95917°W / 41.32250; -93.95917 (Holliwell Covered Bridge)		 1880 113 feet (34 m) Middle River County of Madison Town
Imes Covered Bridge[5] Imes Covered Bridge Madison St. Charles
41°17′18″N 93°47′56″W / 41.28833°N 93.79889°W / 41.28833; -93.79889 (Imes Covered Bridge)		 1870, 1887, 1977 81 feet (25 m) Brook County of Madison Town Also called King Bridge
Marysville Covered Bridge[2] Marion Knoxville
41°18′59″N 93°7′33″W / 41.31639°N 93.12583°W / 41.31639; -93.12583 (Wilcox Game Preserve Covered Bridge)		 1870, moved 1970 41 feet (12 m) Ravine Town Split from Wilcox Game Preserve Bridge in 1970
Owens Covered Bridge[2] Polk Allen
41°32′25″N 93°33′35″W / 41.54028°N 93.55972°W / 41.54028; -93.55972 (Owens Covered Bridge)		 1866 100 feet (30 m) Yeader Creek Howe
Roseman Covered Bridge[5] Roseman Covered Bridge Madison Winterset
41°17′31″N 94°9′5″W / 41.29194°N 94.15139°W / 41.29194; -94.15139 (Roseman Covered Bridge)		 1883 107 feet (33 m) Middle River County of Madison Town Also called Oak Grove Bridge
Wilcox Game Preserve Covered Bridge[2] Marion Liberty
41°14′9″N 92°57′6″W / 41.23583°N 92.95167°W / 41.23583; -92.95167 (Wilcox Game Preserve Covered Bridge)		 1870, moved 1970 40 feet (12 m) Ravine Town Split from Marysville Bridge in 1970

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terry E. Miller; Ronald G. Knapp; A. Chester Ong (2013). America's Covered Bridges (Kindle ed.). North Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing. pp. 236–237. ISBN 978-1-4629-1420-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Caswell, William S. (31 October 2021). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 30–32. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
  3. ↑ Wright, David W. (2009). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2009 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-692-00617-7.
  4. ↑ "Cedar Covered Bridge, Winterset, Iowa". www.cedarcoveredbridge.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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