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Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in June 2006

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Overview

Photo taken by Jason & Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Oblique view

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South entrance

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The Sign

Hogback Bridge Built 1884

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Inside the bridge

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Oblique view from the north west

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Behind the trees

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The covered bridge (right) and the present concrete bridge (left)

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View from the new bridge

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Side view from the concrete bridge

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Close-up of the Smith truss design

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The flooring

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over North River on Hogback Bridge Road
Location: Madison County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1884; rehabilitated 1992
Design: Covered Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 106.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1976
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.38575, -94.05031 (decimal degrees)
41°23'09" N, 94°03'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: WGCB 15-61-04 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76000788 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 18, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith
February 27, 2008: New photo from Ruth Reynolds

Sources

Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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