Grimes, Iowa
High 92 Low 75
We went to see some of the Bridges of Madison County. We got
to see the ones that were in the movie and some more.
We started out looking at the bridge in the City Park. A
little way from the bridge was the old stone bridge that was the scene where
the picnic in the Movie took place.
While we were in the park, there was a sign about a stone
tower. We decided to drive to look at it and found a beautiful spot. It was a
little ways over a dirt road, but was well worth the drive.
Next we drove to see the bridges from the Movie. They are
kind of scattered and other than the length, we found them all to be the same
style which is unlike the ones we have seen in New England.
The Roseman Bridge has a nice gift shop across a foot path
from the Bridge, with lot of memorabilia about the Movie. They had lots of DVDs
of the Movie for sale (big surprise?). We bought a picture from the Movie for
our theater room at home.
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| It was from this end of the Roseman Bridge where Francisca left the note for Robert. |
The last bridge we went to see was the Hogback Bridge, which
wasn’t in the Movie, and again was of the same style.
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| 97 feet in length. |
The Bridges of Madison County were covered to preserve the
large flooring timbers, which were much more expensive to replace than the
lumber used on the bridge sides and roof.
One thing we were all disappointed in was that all the
bridges were covered with graffiti. It is sad that as old as the bridges are,
that they can’t be preserved for the future. The bridges were built from 1870
to 1884.
Our last stop was the Stone Schoolhouse which wasn’t too far
from the Hogback Bridge.
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| To the left of the school is the old outhouse. It is the little white building which can barely be seen, |
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| Water pump in front of the school. |
Cindy and I had seen the bridges before, but Linda and their
Mom hadn’t so it was an enjoyable afternoon.
When we got back to the RV Park, we dug out our copy of the
Movie, the Bridges of Madison County and watched it again.
Thanks for visiting
We visited all the bridges and the roads were very dusty. When we got back to the city park rv I couldn't find my phone. Bill drove back to every bridge looking for my phone.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, Pop! P.S. It was 54 degrees here yesterday!
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