Holliwell Covered Bridge

Holliwell Covered Bridge
Holliwell Covered Bridge
Nearest city Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates 41°19′21″N 93°57′33″W / 41.32250°N 93.95917°W / 41.32250; -93.95917Coordinates: 41°19′21″N 93°57′33″W / 41.32250°N 93.95917°W / 41.32250; -93.95917
Built 1880
Architect Jones, H.P.; Foster, G.K.
Architectural style Other
NRHP reference # 76000789
Added to NRHP August 28, 1976

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 ($361,000 today).[3] It is featured in the film The Bridges of Madison County.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

See also

References

  1. 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
  2. 1 2 Holden, G. (2009). The booklover's guide to the midwest: A literary tour. Clerisy Press. ISBN 1578603145. Retrieved on 18 March 2012 from https://books.google.com/books?id=ItuQdL22RKgC&pg=PA118&dq=cedar+bridge,+madison+county&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aIRmT-2SIomWiQKYyJSjDw&ved=0CGkQuwUwBw#v=onepage&q=cedar%20bridge%2C%20madison%20county&f=false
  3. "The Bridges of Madison County". Madison County, Iowa. Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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