<P> Principal photography took 42 days , ending on November 1 , 1994 , ten days ahead of Eastwood 's 52 - day schedule ; Eastwood filmed it chronologically from Francesca 's point of view , `` because it was important to work that way . We were two people getting to know each other , in real time , as actors and as the characters . '' It was filmed on location in Madison County , Iowa , including the town of Winterset , and in the Dallas County town of Adel . The Bell 's Mills Bridge , in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , was also a filming location . </P>
<P> Principal photography took 42 days , ending on November 1 , 1994 , ten days ahead of Eastwood 's 52 - day schedule ; Eastwood filmed it chronologically from Francesca 's point of view , `` because it was important to work that way . We were two people getting to know each other , in real time , as actors and as the characters . '' It was filmed on location in Madison County , Iowa , including the town of Winterset , and in the Dallas County town of Adel . The Bell 's Mills Bridge , in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , was also a filming location . </P>
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