Hogback Covered Bridge

Hogback Covered Bridge
Hogback Covered Bridge
Nearest cityWinterset, Iowa
Coordinates41°23′11.3″N 94°2′50.8″W / 41.386472°N 94.047444°W / 41.386472; -94.047444
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Built byB. Jones
Architectural stylecovered bridge
NRHP reference No.76000788
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 1976

The Hogback Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Winterset, Iowa. Named after a nearby limestone ridge, it was built in 1884 by Harvey P. Jones and George K. Foster over the North River on Douglas Township Road. The 106-foot-long (32 m) bridge was designed with a Town lattice truss system. It was built with steel pylons to support the main span.

The Hogback Bridge was originally one of 19 covered bridges in Madison County; there are only six remaining covered bridges in the county. In 1992, the bridge was rehabilitated for the cost of $118,810 ($266,000 today). The Hogback Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.