It's one of the six surviving covered bridges from the county's original 19. Even with those losses, Madison County, dubbed the Covered Bridge Capital of Iowa, remains home to the largest group of ...

Let’s say you happen to be traveling through Iowa and are in a time crunch. You only have one day to stop along your route ...

The festival, which began in 1970, was started by residents who loved their town and the culture of Madison County's covered bridges. The original festival had crafts and handmade goods that ...

I first heard of covered bridges when Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep starred in the movie, The Bridges of Madison County. While Madison County’s bridges are in Iowa, these charming structures ...

I grew up all over eastern Iowa. My parents moved from place to place – Tipton, Lowden, Iowa City – before finally settling ...

Some people claim the devil himself visited the tiny town of Villisca, Iowa, that summer night in 1912, when 8 people were ...

The first steps are underway in the yearslong process to replace Iowa City’s Burlington Street Bridges, which are crossed by ...

There are two covered bridges remaining in Erie County. The recently rebuilt and reopened Brotherton bridge in Waterford ...

YOU CAN TELL THEY’RE WELL MAINTAINED, BUT IF MOUNTAIN BIKING IS TOO DARING AN ACTIVITY FOR YOU, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE PAVED STOWE RECREATION PATH, WHICH WINDS OVER BRIDGES AND ...