List of covered bridges in Iowa

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]		Madison	Winterset 41°21′54″N93°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]		Madison	Winterset 41°19′52″N94°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]		Marion	Hamilton 41°10′39″N93°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]		Madison	Winterset 41°23′9″N94°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]		Madison	Winterset 41°19′21″N93°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]		Madison	St. Charles 41°17′18″N93°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″N93°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″N93°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]		Madison	Winterset 41°17′31″N94°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″N92°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

• Engineering portal
• Transportation portal
• Iowa portal

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• World Guide to Covered Bridges
• List of covered bridges in Madison County, Iowa

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. 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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
• Only in Your State article about the state's covered bridges