General Information
| Completion: | 1883 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Covered bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Town lattice truss bridge |
| Material: |
Timber bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1976 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Madison County, Iowa, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 41° 17' 34.04" N 94° 8' 59.13" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 31.7 m | |
| total length | 68.61 m | |
| deck width | 4.69 m |
Materials
| truss |
wood
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Notes
Featured in the book and movie "Bridges of Madison County".
The Town Lattice truss is supplemented by a segmental arch.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Roseman Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Winterset, Iowa. It is prominently featured in the novel The Bridges of Madison County, as well as its film adaptation. It was built in 1883 over the Middle River, and renovated in 1992. The Roseman Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Roseman Covered Bridge" and modified on November 15, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Construction
- Benton Jones (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20006765 - Published on:
11/11/2002 - Last updated on:
26/12/2021
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