Property Record
KEEL RD AT KENTON & STATE HIGHWAY 71
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Milwaukee Road Railroad |
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| Other Name: | Sparta-Elroy Bike Trail |
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| Reference Number: | 78484 |
| Location (Address): | KEEL RD AT KENTON & STATE HIGHWAY 71 |
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| County: | Monroe |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Wells |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 16 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 13 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Masonry Arch |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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| Additional Information: | It has been well maintained and is a good and extant example of this type of construction. Keel Road was State Highway 71 until 1993 or 1994 when the State moved and the straightened the road to its current location. The old road bed can still be seen as you travel east on Highway 71. Also, Kenton Ave, was used by the tunnel watchmen in the early days. Inspection records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives indicate it was built 1879. It is a 24' span. stone arch bridge |
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| Bibliographic References: | Railroad history. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |