<P> They discovered that in 1965 , their mother , an Italian war bride , had a four - day affair with Robert Kincaid , a travelling professional photographer who had come to Madison County , Iowa , to shoot a photographic essay for National Geographic on the covered bridges in the area . The affair took place while her husband and children were at the state fair in Illinois . </P>
<P> They discovered that in 1965 , their mother , an Italian war bride , had a four - day affair with Robert Kincaid , a travelling professional photographer who had come to Madison County , Iowa , to shoot a photographic essay for National Geographic on the covered bridges in the area . The affair took place while her husband and children were at the state fair in Illinois . </P>
where is the bridges of madison county located
where is the bridges of madison county located
Madison County , Iowa
Madison County , Iowa