Though just six covered bridges survive from the original 19 in Madison County, Iowa, they remain the largest group of covered bridges in the western half of the Mississippi Valley. The bridges were ...

Built over a century ago, there’s a lot to learn about Madison County’s covered bridges. Built over a century ago, there’s a lot to learn about Madison County’s covered bridges.

The famed bridges of Madison County are rapidly approaching a potential cause of demise: old age. The county's budget for road repairs already is limited, and leaders believe its 17,000 residents have ...