Imes Covered Bridge

Photos 

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Overview Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in June 2006 View high-res version

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Side view Photo taken by Ruth Reynolds in June 2006 View high-res version

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Northwest By 300 Degrees Photo by Jet Lowe, Photographer, April 2004, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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West Elevation Photo by Jet Lowe, Photographer, April 2004, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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Interior Truss Perspective From West Photo by Jet Lowe, Photographer, April 2004, for HAER View photos at Library of Congress

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Photo taken by Jason Smith View high-res version

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Photo taken by Jason Smith View high-res version

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Photo taken by Jason Smith View high-res version

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge at Imes Bridge Park in St. Charles

Location

Madison County, Iowa

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1870; relocated in 1887 and 1977; rehabilitated 1997

Design

Covered Lattice through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 81.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979

Also called

King Covered Bridge
Wilkins Mill Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.28825, -93.79914   (decimal degrees)
41°17'18" N, 93°47'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/433084/4571064 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Saint Charles

Inventory numbers

WGCB 15-61-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76000784 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13952 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 11, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
• February 27, 2008: New photos from Ruth Reynolds

Sources 

• Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
• Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• HAER IA-94 - Imes Bridge
• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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