Holliwell Covered Bridge
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.
Holliwell Covered Bridge | |
Holliwell Covered Bridge | |
Nearest city | Winterset, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°19′22″N 93°57′34″W |
Built | 1880 |
Architect | H. P. Jones, G. K. Foster |
NRHP reference No. | 76000789 |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 1976 |
The bridge is no longer in use, but was renovated and restored in 1995 at a cost of $225,000 ($378,000 today).[3] It is featured in the film The Bridges of Madison County.[2] The Holliwell Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Photo gallery
- North end of the Holliwell Bridge
- South end of the Holliwell Bridge
See also
References
- Swanson, Leslie Charles (1970). Covered Bridges in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Leslie C. Swanson. p. 38.
- Holden, Greg (2010). The Booklover's Guide to the Midwest: A Literary Tour. Clerisy Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-57860-314-5.
- "Holliwell Covered Bridge". Madison County. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holliwell Bridge. |
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-64, "Holliwell Bridge, Spanning Middle River at Holliwell Bridge Road (now bypassed), Winterset, Madison County, IA", 24 photos, 4 color transparencies, 22 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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