Images and history of Wisconsin's Covered Bridges

More than 40 covered bridges once dotted the Wisconsin countryside. Today, there are five authentic covered bridges in the state of Wisconsin, but only one of them is historic. A covered bridge is considered authentic not because of age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods, such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

The sole surviving "historic" bridge is the Cedarburg Bridge, originally known as the "Red Bridge", located 3 miles north of the City of Cedarburg and 20 miles north of Milwaukee near the junction of Highways 60 and 143 on the Covered Bridge Road.

Wisconsin's Bridges photographed in June of 2023.