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Cedarburg, Ozaukee County

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Inventory Number: WI/49-46-01
County: Ozaukee County
Township:
Town/Village: Cedarburg
Bridge Name: Cedarburg
Crosses: Cedar Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1+
Length: 120'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1876
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 20.260
Longitude: W088 00.298
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Directions: 1.1 miles north of jct WI60/181 on Covered Bridge Rd. to bridge on east side of road.

Cedarburg Bridge, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, WI Built 1876
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Closed. This structure is the last remaining historic covered wooden bridge in the state of Wisconsin. In 1850, Michael Hickey was paid $38.00 to build a bridge near his residence which was severely damaged in the spring flooding of 1876. The planking and timber for the replacement bridge was white pine obtained from a mill near Baraboo, Wisconsin, which cut and squared all lumber. A center support was added in 1927. The bridge came under the jurisdiction of the county highway department in the 1940's, and was officially retired from service in 1962.

Sources:
Town of Cedarburg. Town of Cedarburg Introduction, http://www.town.cedarburg.wi.us/cm/pdfs/Introduction%209-09.pdf
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 161