| Hogback Covered Bridge | |
| Built: | 1884 |
| Builder: | B. Jones |
| Architecture: | covered bridge |
| Added: | August 28, 1976 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 76000788 |
The Hogback Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Winterset, Iowa. Named after a nearby limestone ridge, it was built in 1884 by Harvey P. Jones and George K. Foster[1] over the North River[2] on Douglas Township Road.[3] The 106feet bridge was designed with a Town lattice truss system. It was built with steel pylons to support the main span.[3]
The Hogback Bridge was originally one of 19 covered bridges in Madison County; there are only six remaining covered bridges in the county. In 1992, the bridge was rehabilitated for the cost of $118,810 ($ today).[3] The Hogback Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.