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Cedar Covered Bridge

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Cedar Bridge Road, Madison County, Iowa

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Cedar Covered Bridge was built in 1883 by Harvey P. Jones at a location north of Winterset over Cedar Creek which is now U.S. 169. It was 78 feet (24 m) long. The bridge was moved in 1921 to the current location over Cedar Creek. A picture of this bridge is on the cover of the novel The Bridges of Madison County. It was renovated in 1998. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. This bridge was destroyed by arson on September 3, 2002. It was taken off the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 2002 A replacement bridge was built to the same plans and specifications as the original and using authentic materials and techniques. It reopened during October, 2004. On April 15, 2017, the new bridge was again destroyed by fire. The city again rebuilt the bridge and reopened it during the annual 'Covered Bridge Festival' in October 2019.