Cedar - 1883
The Cedar Bridge refers to three different bridges in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The original Cedar Covered Bridge was built in 1883 by Harvey P. Jones and George K. Foster, moved in 1921 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The bridge was filmed in the 1995 movie The Bridges of Madison County, and destroyed by arson in 2002. The second covered Cedar Bridge was built in 2004. This second bridge was destroyed by arsonists in 2017. The bridge was again rebuilt in 2019.
The original Cedar Covered Bridge was built in 1883 at a location north of Winterset over Cedar Creek which is now U.S. 169. It was 78 feet long and common to Bridges in Madison County, it has a flat top. The bridge was moved in 1921 to the current location over Cedar Creek. A picture of this bridge is on the cover of the novel The Bridges of Madison County. It was renovated in 1998 but was destroyed by arson on September 3, 2002. It was taken off the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 2002.
A new replacement bridge was built to the same plans and specifications as the original and using authentic materials and techniques. It reopened in October 2004. On April 15, 2017, the new bridge was again destroyed by fire. The city again rebuilt the bridge and reopened it during the annual "Covered Bridge Festival" every October.
Located at: N41 21.945 W93 59.454 - WGCB #15-61-B
Photographed in May of 2023