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Covered Bridge Tours

If you’d like to visit some of our historic covered bridges during the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival, there’s an easy way to do it!

The Winterset Rotary Club hosts bus tours of the covered bridges during the Madison County Covered Bridge Festival on Saturday, October 12, from 10 am to 3 pm and Sunday, October 13, from 10 am to noon. The price is $15 per person, and the tour is approximately two hours long. With a knowledgeable step-on guide full of covered bridge history and lore, you’ll visit Roseman, Hogback, and Cutler-Donahoe bridges, in addition to the North River Schoolhouse.

Tickets can only be purchased at the Rotary booth on the festival grounds, near the Winterset Livery on 1st Avenue, during the festival. Tours depart from 1st Avenue and Washington Street, near the George Stout public art project. It’s a great way to see the bridges without navigating through festival traffic and gravel roads.

(If you're looking for a personal covered bridges tour the rest of the year, please click here.)