Photos
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overview This bridge still remains the only one in the county that is open to vehicular traffic. Only vehicles up to 4 tons are allowed to cross this bridge. Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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oblique view Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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south entrance of the bridge Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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the sign Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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north entrance Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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oblique view from the nearby park Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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side view from the concrete bridge Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in June 2006 |
Facts
- Overview
- Reconstructed covered bridge over Cedar Creek on Cedar Bridge Road
- Location
- Madison County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1883; destroyed by arson Sept. 3, 2002; reconstructed 2004
- Design
- Covered Lattice through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 77.0 ft.
- Also called
- Casper Covered Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.36517, -93.99017 (decimal degrees)
41°21'55" N, 93°59'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/417186/4579768 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Patterson
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 15-61-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76000786 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13940 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 27, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds
- February 4, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
Sources
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
- Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com