Imes Covered Bridge
Madison County, near St. Charles. Built 1870, relocated in 1887 and 1977, 81 ft over an overpass. The oldest of the Madison County bridges, also called King Bridge.
1870
Year Built
National Register
Town Lattice
County
Madison
1870
Bridge Type/Truss Design
Town Lattice
Length (feet)
81ft
The Imes Covered Bridge, also known as the King Bridge, is the oldest of the surviving Madison County covered bridges, built in 1870. It uses a Town lattice truss and originally spanned a brook before being relocated in 1887 and again in 1977 to its current site near St. Charles, Iowa. It now stands over an overpass and serves as a preserved historic landmark. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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