Roseman Covered Bridge

Roseman Covered Bridge
Roseman Covered Bridge
Nearest city Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates 41°17′31″N 94°9′5″W / 41.29194°N 94.15139°WCoordinates: 41°17′31″N 94°9′5″W / 41.29194°N 94.15139°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1883
Architectural style Other, Town lattice
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 76000792[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 1976

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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. McKee, B. J. (1997). Historic american covered bridges. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-7844-0189-6 / ISBN 0-19-521335-1
  3. Holden, G. (2009). The booklover's guide to the midwest: A literary tour. Clerisy Press. ISBN 1578603145. Retrieved on 18 March 2012 from http://books.google.com/books?id=ItuQdL22RKgC&pg=PA118&dq=cedar+bridge,+madison+county&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aIRmT-2SIomWiQKYyJSjDw&ved=0CGkQuwUwBw#v=onepage&q=cedar%20bridge%2C%20madison%20county&f=false
  4. Swanson, L. C. (1970). Covered bridges in illinois, iowa, and wisconsin. (p. 38) Swanson Pub. ISBN 0911466142. Accessed on 05 April from http://books.google.com/books?ei=AFd-T_LwNY-Q8wT2-N3_DQ&id=oVcwAAAAMAAJ&dq=Holliwell+Covered+Bridge&q=Holliwell#search_anchor

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