Property Record
COVERED BRIDGE RD, 1 MI N OF INTERS OF STATE HIGHWAY 60 AND STATE HIGHWAY 143
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Covered Bridge |
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Other Name: | COVERED BRIDGE |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 13126 |
Location (Address): | COVERED BRIDGE RD, 1 MI N OF INTERS OF STATE HIGHWAY 60 AND STATE HIGHWAY 143 |
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County: | Ozaukee |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Cedarburg |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 10 |
Range: | 21 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 10 |
Quarter Section: | SW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
Year Built: | 1876 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | wood bridge |
Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Covered Bridge |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/14/1973 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. LATTICED PINE TIMBER TRUSS CONSTRUCTION; 20 FT. WIDE, 23 FT. HIGH, 180 FT. LONG. VEHICULAR USE STOPPED IN 1962. LAST REMAINING ORIGINAL COVERED BRIDGE IN THE STATE. HABS WI-28-12. "On Covered Bridge Road, 1 1/2 miles north of intersection of State Highways 60 and 143. Built 1876. Of latticed timber truss construction, bridge is covered with wood boards and battens and a gabled roof. Last remaining example of covered bridge in Wisconsin." Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
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Bibliographic References: | WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 5/7/1995. FOND DU LAC REPORTER 9/3/1995. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |