Bridges of Madison County, Iowa

 


Today we moved to the outskirts of Des Moines in anticipation of this weekend’s art festival in that city. Since we had some time this after we decided to set out to visit the remaining covered bridges in Madison County. 

Bridge one: Imes Bridge






Bridge two: Holliwell Covered Bridge









Bridge 3: Cedar Bridge (see Facebook for video)


Bridge 4: Hogback Bridge






Driving between these bridges took us through some beautiful farmland here in Iowa. 

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