Holliwell Covered Bridge Explained

Holliwell Covered Bridge
Coordinates:	41.3228°N -93.9594°W
Built:	1880
Architect:	H. P. Jones, G. K. Foster
Added:	August 28, 1976
Refnum:	76000789

Holliwell Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in Madison County, Iowa. It was built over the Middle River^[1] in 1880^[2] by Benton Jones.

The bridge is no longer in use, but was renovated and restored in 1995 at a cost of $225,000 ($ today).^[3] It is featured in the film The Bridges of Madison County. The Holliwell Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
• List of covered bridges in Madison County, Iowa

Notes and References

1. Book: Swanson, Leslie Charles . [{{Google books |oVcwAAAAMAAJ |plainurl=yes}} Covered Bridges in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin ]. Leslie C. Swanson . 1970 . 38.
2. Book: Holden, Greg . [{{Google books |ItuQdL22RKgC |pg=PA118 |plainurl=yes}} The Booklover's Guide to the Midwest: A Literary Tour ]. Clerisy Press . 2010 . 118 . 978-1-57860-314-5.
3. Web site: Holliwell Covered Bridge . Madison County . 10 May 2016 . 2019-10-18.