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Cedarburg Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Covered Bridge, the last original covered bridge in Wisconsin, a National Registered Historic Place in the Town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Covered Bridge, the last original covered bridge in Wisconsin, a National Registered Historic Place in the Town of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. · Freekee / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Cedarburg Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1876, in the late 19th century; it crosses Cedar Creek; it is about 120 feet long; the structure is built of pine.

Status check, 2026-11: Wisconsin's last original 19th-century covered bridge; a center pier was added in 1927, it was retired from traffic in 1962 and is now pedestrian-only (one source's 180 ft appears to be an outlier). Cedarburg Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 43.3375° N, 88.0050° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1876
CrossesCedar Creek
Length120 ft
Materialpine
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates43.33750, -88.00500

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