Bridges of SE Rock County

The Bridges of SE Rock County

Historic Highway Bridges of the Clinton Areaย 

Wyman Bridge located over Turtle Creek in Bradford Township c.1907.ย  Highway 140 was originally known as Winnegar-Wyman Road.

Map coordinates: 42.596466, -88.863359

Turtle Creek Bridge on Highway 140 built in 1932, west of the original Wyman Bridge location. Old abutments can still be seen.ย  Map coordinates: 42.596466, -88.863359

The Hwy 140 bridge over Turtle Creek rebuilt 2005 (recent view)

Map coordinates: 42.596466, -88.863359

Carvers Rock Road Bridge over Turtle Creek in Bradford Township.

Map coordinates: 42.597530, -88.828991

Carvers Rock Road Bridge c.2012, rebuilt 2017.

Map coordinates: 42.597530, -88.828991

Smith Road Bridge, built in 1910, replaced in 2020

Map coordinates: 42.582906, -88.922408

Smith Rd Bridge moved to Luety farm, off of CTH J about 1 mile east of Smith Rd intersection in 2020.

Map coordinates: 42.575000, -88.909191

Turtleville Iron Bridge over Turtle Creek on Lathers Rd. On June 21, 1887 the town board let contract to Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Company to build three iron bridges at Tiffany, Shopiere and Turtleville for a total of $5,875. This is the oldest bridge still in use in Rock County.

Map coordinates: 42.565655, -88.964699

Bennett-Hart (Murphy) Bridge over Turtle Creek on Shopiere Rd, there was a wooden bridge at this location before 1848, a steel bridge was built in1888.ย ย 

Map coordinates: 42.541634, -88.992271

Milwaukee Road Bridge built in 1910 (cost $5,000) to replace a wooden bridge which had been washed out in a flood. In 1931 the new arched bridge was open and dedicated to Wm J Lathers who as Turtle Township Chairman from 1920-1931 had pushed for the bridge.ย  The arched bridge was replaced in 1991. Map coordinates: 42.511809, -89.011341

Creek Road Bridge over the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, about 1 mi east of Carvers Rock. Built in 1935, it was demolished in July 2020 and is being replaced.

Map coordinates: 42.606474, -88.803195

Overpass Bridge built in 1923, located about a mile east of Clinton on old Hwy 61 (later 15)

Map coordinates: 42.564523, -88.829378

Emerald Grove Road bridge over the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. Built in 1936 and currently closed and scheduled for replacement in 2021.

Map coordinates: 42ยฐ38'21.3"N 88ยฐ53'05.1"W