The 1869 Zumbrota Covered Bridge is the last remaining historic covered bridge in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Restored, it is located in Covered Bridge Park in Zumbrota, Minnesota.

The bridge was completed in November 1869, at a cost of $5,800, as a replacement for Zumbrota's original bridge which was destroyed by the spring flood earlier that year. The bridge has latticed wooden trusses and is 116 feet long, and has a 15-foot wide roadway. The covered portion of the bridge was added in 1871. The bridge served until 1932 when it was moved to the fairgrounds. In 1997 the bridge was moved to its current location in Covered Bridge Park, about 100 yards from its original location.

In 1905, Zumbrota had a bridge often called "Zumbrota's second covered bridge" which spanned the Zumbro River, about 0.5 miles upstream. It was a railroad bridge for the Duluth, Red Wing, and Southern Railroad.

Zumbrota Bridge spans the Zumbro River in the 85-acre Covered Bridge Park. The park is also the trailhead for the Goodhue Pioneer Regional Trail, a multi-modal trail that connects the cities of Goodhue and Red Wing.

The Zumbrota Covered Bridge was erected over the North Branch of the Zumbro River in Zumbrota in Goodhue County in 1869. The bridge was clad in board and batten siding in 1871. Today, the timber-covered bridge with Town lattice truss configuration serves as a pedestrian crossing over the Zumbro River 1,000 feet west of its original location. The Zumbrota Covered Bridge is significant as the only remaining example of a covered timber truss bridge in Minnesota.

The bridge roof partially collapsed on February 24, 2019, following one of the snowiest months in state history.

Zumbrota Covered Bridge was built to carry a stagecoach line across the North Branch of the Zumbro River on a route between St. Paul and Dubuque, Iowa. The stagecoach path was incorporated into the local highway system. Eventually, MN-58 used the bridge until it was retired in 1932, at which time it was moved by horses to the nearby Goodhue County Fairgrounds. It remained on display at the fairgrounds for 65 years until it was moved to a city park in 1997. The park was named Covered Bridge Park in honor of the bridge. Sources differ on where the bridge was originally located. Some say the original location was 100 yards away, others say 1,000 feet. The current MN-58 bridge is 300 feet east. Mill Street is located 1,000 feet west of the current bridge location, which makes sense as a possible bridge site, and it correlates well with the 1,000-foot number used on the historical marker.

The Zumbrota Bridge was not always a covered bridge. Built as a timber truss bridge, the sideboards and roof were added in 1871. That is a fairly common story with bridges of this era. The roof was added to protect the very expensive timber that makes up the truss structure and to keep the deck from rotting. The pier at mid-span is not original. It was added to help support the bridge when it was installed in its current location.

The Zumbrota Covered Bridge is the only surviving authentic wooden covered bridge in the State of Minnesota. There are a number of other covered bridges located in the state, but all appear to have been built since 1970.

Placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at:  N44 17.780    W92 40.224    -    WGCB #23-25-01

Photographed in May of 2023