List of covered bridges in Iowa explained

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	class=unsortable	Image	County	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Ownership	Truss	Notes
Cedar Covered Bridge^[2]		Madison	Winterset 41.365°N -93.9903°W	2019	76feet			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		Madison	Winterset 41.3311°N -94.0086°W	1871, 1970	79feet	Ditch	City of Winterset	Town
Hammond Bridge		Marion	Hamilton 41.1775°N -93.0139°W	1894	80feet	North Cedar Creek	County of Marion	Howe
Hogback Covered Bridge		Madison	Winterset 41.3858°N -94.05°W	1884	106feet	North River	County of Madison	Town
Holliwell Covered Bridge		Madison	Winterset 41.3225°N -93.9592°W	1880	113feet	Middle River	County of Madison	Town
Imes Covered Bridge		Madison	St. Charles 41.2883°N -93.7989°W	1870, 1887, 1977	81feet	Brook	County of Madison	Town	Also called King Bridge
Marysville Covered Bridge		Marion	Knoxville 41.3164°N -93.1258°W	1870, moved 1970	41feet	Ravine		Town	Split from Wilcox Game Preserve Bridge in 1970
Owens Covered Bridge		Polk	Allen 41.5403°N -93.5597°W	1866	100feet	Yeader Creek		Howe
Roseman Covered Bridge		Madison	Winterset 41.2919°N -94.1514°W	1883	107feet	Middle River	County of Madison	Town	Also called Oak Grove Bridge
Wilcox Game Preserve Covered Bridge		Marion	Liberty 41.2358°N -92.9517°W	1870, moved 1970	40feet	Ravine		Town	Split from Marysville Bridge in 1970

See also

• 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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Terry E. Miller . Ronald G. Knapp . A. Chester Ong . America's Covered Bridges . 2013 . Tuttle Publishing . North Clarendon, Vermont . 978-1-4629-1420-3 . 236–237 . Kindle.
2. Book: Caswell . William S. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . 31 October 2021 . National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-578-30263-8 . 2021 . 30–32.
3. Book: Wright . David W. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . 2009 . National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-692-00617-7 . 2009 . 31.
4. Web site: Cedar Covered Bridge, Winterset, Iowa . www.cedarcoveredbridge.com . 9 May 2020.