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Article: Third covered bridge, appeared in 'Bridges of Madison County,' set on fire
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- September 7, 2003
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Dateline: WINTERSET, Iowa
A third historic covered bridge was set on fire near the cinematic
setting of "The Bridges of Madison County," but passers-by doused
the flames before the fire caused much damage, sheriff's officials
said.
The 97-foot (29-meter)-long Hogback Bridge, which was built in 1884
and was featured in the Robert Waller novel, was set on fire Saturday
afternoon, said Madison County Sheriff's Deputy Craig Busch.
Two days earlier, a fire destroyed a covered bridge near Delta, about
100 miles (160 kilometers) east of Winterset.
That bridge, with a rare Burr arch roof, burned on the one-year anniversary
of an arson fire at the famed Cedar Bridge ...