Zumbrota Covered Bridge

Constructed over Zumbro River in 1869 · cost $5,800. Original site Highway 58 about 1,000 feet from present location.

120 feet long town lattice truss design plans by A.J. Thatcher · construction supervised by E.L. Kingsbury.

Served as stagecoach route between St. Paul and Dubuque.

Transported by horses to fairgrounds in 1932 · moved to present site in 1970.

Placed on National Register of Historic Places.

Plaque by Zumbrota Covered Bridge Society.

Marker can be reached from West Avenue north of 2nd Street West.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB