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Cedar Bridge Road. Winterset, IA 50273. Madison County, Iowa. Tourism. The Cedar Bridge (previously known as the Casper or Storrs Bridge) was built in 1883 by Harvey P. Jones using the Town lattice truss with queenpost overlay, patented by Architect Ithiel Town. The span length of Cedar Bridge is 78 feet. Cedar Bridge originally crossed Cedar ...
Cedar Covered Bridge east of Winterset Iowa was built in 1883. It was featured in the movie Bridges of Madison County. It was destroyed by fire on 9/3/2002. It was rebuilt in 2004.
Oct 2023 • Couples. The original 76 foot long timber town lattice truss was built in 1883 to span Cedar Creek by Benton Jones and George K. Foster. The current bridge, which sits in Cedar Bridge Park north of Winterset, is a reproduction that was erected in 2004 (the original was twice destroyed by fire).
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- Cedar Bridge Rd, Winterset, 50273, Iowa
- Planning Your Visit to The Bridges Fo Madison County
- The Covered Bridges of Madison County Iowa
- Other Things to Do in Madison County Iowa
Here is all the basic information you’ll need to plan your trip to visit the covered bridges in Madison County. We also share some information on the history of covered bridges for those who might not be very familiar with these types of bridges.
At one time there were 19 (or perhaps 20) covered bridges built in Madison County. All these bridges were built in the 19th century and covered to help preserve the expensive flooring timbers in a time before treated lumber. Only six bridges remain today; however, only 5 are the original structures as the original Cedar Bridge was destroyed by arso...
There are, of course, other things to see in Madison County other than the covered bridges. Almost all of The Bridges of Maidson County was filmed in the area so there are several other movie locations you can visit. There are also a number of other non-Bridgesrelated things to do in the area.
Cedar Bridge Park, managed primarily as day-use historic site and picnic area, is home to one of the six remaining covered bridges in Madison County, with Cedar Bridge being the only covered bridge that you can still drive your vehicle through. Cedar Bridge Park is adorned with two gazebo, both providing brick walkways and courtyards bordered ...
Winterset, IA. 2.5 Miles Northeast Of Winterset. Wood Truss, Covered. 76 Feet. 2004, Replica Of 1883 Structure. The original Cedar Bridge, then known as the Casper Bridge, was built over Cedar Creek where the present day highway US-169 crosses the creek. It was moved to its current location on the downstream side of Cedar Lake in 1921.
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Madison County is the Covered Bridge Capital of Iowa, with the largest group of covered bridges that exists in one area in the western half of the Mississippi Valley. Stop by our Welcome Center at 73 Jefferson Street in Winterset for a map to the covered bridges or download it below. Printable Map Covered Bridge Festival Scenic Byway.
