The Roseman Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Winterset, Iowa. It is prominently featured in the novel The Bridges of Madison County,[2] as well as its film adaptation. It was built in 1883[3] over the Middle River,[4] and renovated in 1992. The Roseman Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Roseman Covered Bridge | |
 Roseman Covered Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Winterset, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′34.04″N 94°8′59.1″W / 41.2927889°N 94.149750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1883 |
| Built by | Jones, H. P. |
| Architectural style | Town lattice |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000792[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 1976 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ McKee, Brian J. (1997). Historic American Covered Bridges. ASCE Press. ISBN 978-0-7844-0189-7.
- ^ Holden, Greg (2010). The Booklover's Guide to the Midwest: A Literary Tour. Clerisy Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-57860-314-5.
- ^ Swanson, Leslie Charles (1970). Covered Bridges in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Swanson Publishing.
External links
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Media related to Roseman Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- The Bridges of Madison County
- National Register of Historic Places – Madison County, Iowa
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-95, "Roseman Bridge, Spanning Middle River at bypassed section of Webster Township Road, Winterset, Madison County, IA", 6 photos, 2 color transparencies, 5 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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