Hogback Covered Bridge

Hogback Covered Bridge
Nearest city Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates 41°23′11.3″N 94°2′50.8″W / 41.386472°N 94.047444°W / 41.386472; -94.047444Coordinates: 41°23′11.3″N 94°2′50.8″W / 41.386472°N 94.047444°W / 41.386472; -94.047444
Area less than one acre
Built 1884
Built by Jones, B.
Architectural style Other, covered bridge
NRHP Reference # 76000788[1]
Added to NRHP August 28, 1976

The Hogback Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Winterset, Iowa. Named after a nearby limestone ridge, it was built in 1884 by Benton Jones[2] over the North River[3] on Douglas Township Road.[4] The 106 feet (32 m) bridge was designed with a Town lattice truss system. It was built with steel pylons to support the main span.[4]

The Hogback Bridge was originally one of 19 covered bridges in Madison County; it is now one of the six remaining. In 1992, the bridge was renovated and restored for the cost of $118,810 ($201,000 today).[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "The Bridges of Madison County". Madison County, Iowa. Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Swanson, L. C. (1970). Covered bridges in illinois, iowa, and wisconsin. (p. 38) Swanson Pub. ISBN 0911466142. Accessed on 05 April from https://books.google.com/books?ei=AFd-T_LwNY-Q8wT2-N3_DQ&id=oVcwAAAAMAAJ&dq=Holliwell+Covered+Bridge&q=Holliwell#search_anchor
  4. 1 2 3 McKee, B. J. (1997). Historic american covered bridges. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-7844-0189-6 / ISBN 0-19-521335-1
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