Madison County Bridge in Iowa
Madison County is a real district of Iowa (it's the birthplace of John Wayne), and the bridges are for real too. You'll find them in the area of Winterset, the town Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep) visits to buy her new frock, and where scarlet woman Lucy is ostracised by the locals. Winterset is about 30 miles southwest of Des Moines, on I-169. The unique bridges were covered by order of the county, using cheap lumber to protect the expensive flooring timbers. Of the original 19, which were named for the closest resident, only six remain. The bridges seen in the movie are are the Roseman Bridge, built in 1883, which Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) is trying to find when he calls on Francesca's farmhouse and where the ashes are scattered, and the longest, the Holliwell Bridge over Middle River, southeast of Winterset, where the pair meet up after the visit to the town.
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