It was too late in the day for us to stop for something touristy in Des Moines since everything closes at 5pm, so we kept driving along I-80 until we saw signs for the 'Bridges of Madison County'. Who knew they were in the middle of Iowa?!? Well we had to take a detour to go see them. This one is called Hogsback Bridge, thus the play on words for the cache name. We eventually saw all 6 bridges, reaching the last one -- Roseman Bridge, the one that is actually featured in the movie -- just after the sun went down. This little detour took us 2 1/2 hours, added countless extra miles and an unexpected speeding ticket (Winterset Iowa is definitely a speed trap!!) to the trip, but it was a very fun adventure as we crossed Iowa.
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