WayfarrowHammond Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Marion County, Iowa
Hammond Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Marion County, Iowa, described in its record as building in Iowa, United States. Iowa has 9 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 1894, in the late 19th century, making it the 6th oldest of the 7 in Iowa with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: This is Iowa's last Howe-truss covered bridge, in Marion County west of Hamilton. Its length is left null because sources disagree: 178 ft including modern approach spans, but the covered part is given as 60, 78, 80 or 100 ft. Hammond Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.1775° N, 93.0139° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.17750, -93.01389 |
Nearby places
- Buxton Historic Townsiteghost town · Monroe County · 10.1 mi
- Cloudghost town · Marion County · 11.5 mi
- Tower Stationghost town · Monroe County · 12.7 mi
- Donley Stationghost town · Marion County · 13.7 mi
- Howellghost town · Marion County · 14.1 mi
- Boltonghost town · Mahaska County · 15.5 mi
- Eifieldghost town · Marion County · 16.2 mi
- Cordovaghost town · Marion County · 17.6 mi
- Berninaghost town · Mahaska County · 20.5 mi
- Dudleyghost town · Wapello County · 22.8 mi
- Troyghost town · Lucas County · 23.6 mi
- Percyghost town · Marion County · 24.4 mi
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.