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Cutler or Donahoe (relocated), Madison County

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Inventory Number: IA/15-61-02
County: Madison County
Township: Douglas
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Cutler or Donahoe (relocated)
Crosses: brook
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 79'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1871 (M1979)
Builder: Eli Cox
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 19.865
Longitude: W094 00.286
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.8 miles south of jct IA169/IA92 on John Wayne Dr., then 0.5 miles left on East South St. and 0.1 miles right on 9th St. to Winterset City Park entrance to the bridge on the right. South-southeast of Winterset.

Cutler or Donahue Bridge (relocated), Crawford, Madison County, IA Built 1871 Moved 1970
Bill Caswell Photo, August 2004

Cutler or Donahue Bridge (original location), Crawford, Madison County, IA Built 1871 Moved 1970
September 1968 Photo, Palmer Werner Collection

Cutler or Donahue Bridge (original location), Crawford, Madison County, IA Built 1871 Moved 1970
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, 1963, NSPCB Archives

Cutler or Donahue Bridge (relocated), Crawford, Madison County, IA Built 1871 Moved 1970
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, August 30, 2018

Comments:
Closed. Built in 1871 by Eli Cox, the Cutler-Donahoe bridge is 79 feet in length and features a pitched roof where most other remaining Madison County covered bridges have flat roofs. Originally located over the North River near Bevington, it was moved to its present site in Winterset's City Park in 1970. The Cutler-Donahoe Bridge was renovated in 1997 at a cost of $35,538.

Sources:
HAER IA-95 - HAER report on the Roseman Bridge by Lola Bennett in 2002
http://madisoncounty.com/index.php?page=the-bridges
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 30

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