The next covered bridge on our tour of the bridges of Madison County is right in the heart of Winterset, IA. It was moved here to Winterset City Park in 1970 from its original site near Bevington, a tiny 'town' of a few houses and two gas stations right off Interstate 35. I would liked to have witnessed these bridge moves...it must have been quite a spectacle to see these relics from the past being hauled down the highway by semi's! The bridge is called the Cutler-Donohue Bridge, named after two of the county's pioneer families. Since no one could decide which family should have naming rights, they decided on the hypenated name. Iowa folks are so diplomatic!Lucie and I decided to wander a bit after taking a few pictures of the bridge.
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and the trail beckoned. First, we came to this pretty stone bridge. The sign by it said it was used in filming the Clint Eastwood movie, "The Bridges of Madison County." This is the spot where Robert and Franchesca enjoyed a picnic lunch.
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and the trail beckoned. First, we came to this pretty stone bridge. The sign by it said it was used in filming the Clint Eastwood movie, "The Bridges of Madison County." This is the spot where Robert and Franchesca enjoyed a picnic lunch.
The path was shady and cool; the tree canopy completely covered the sky in places, dappling the gravel path with sunlight. We saw a few birds and some beautiful butterflies.
Then a rustle in in the underbrush drew our attention to this small fellow. He was a fawn of the year, still dusted with his baby spots. How I wished to have Parker with me! I could almost hear his tiny voice shrieking "Baby, Grammy" Yes, this did look like his favorite movie character, Bambi.
After about 20 minutes of hiking, Lucie and I came to this stone tower. It's named Clark Tower after another of Madison County's founding pioneers. It seems strange to stumble on this structure resembling the turret of a castle deep in the Iowa woods. The view from the top is pretty awesome, though. If you click on the link, you can enjoy it from the comfort of your desk chair.
Walking through the woods on a cool and clear Sunday morning is a perfect way to end the weekend. I hope you've enjoyed learning about 
another of Madison County's historical covered bridges.
3 comments:
I did enjoy it, but I was wondering, why are they covered? What was the purpose to that?
I've been going through your previous posts: Goult, Joucas, Murs, you've definitely been around my territory. Glad you enjoyed it!
Cheers,
Nathalie
The thought about covering the bridges was to protect the expensive bridge planks on the 'floor'
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