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Covered Bridges in Appleton, WI

The Appleton, WI metro area has about 249,876 residents, ranking 197th in the country. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

Covered bridges still standing near you, listed with the creek, the builder's era and the road that crosses them.

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On the record near Appleton, WI

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match covered bridges within 300 miles of Appleton, WI, out of 141 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Covered Bridge67 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Cedarburg · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
Ada Covered Bridge172 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Ada · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Fallasburg Covered Bridge178 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Lowell · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Red Covered Bridge204 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Princeton · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Zumbrota Covered Bridge210 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Zumbrota · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
North Manchester Covered Bridge263 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · North Manchester · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Roann Covered Bridge, 4th264 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Roann · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Spencerville Covered Bridge272 miles from the center of Appleton · Building · Spencerville · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
Lancaster Covered Bridge278 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Owasco · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
Adams Mill Covered Bridge279 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Cutler · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Rob Roy Covered Bridge284 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Rob Roy · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
Cades Mill Covered Bridge295 miles from the center of Appleton · Structure · Veedersburg · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Appleton, WI. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Covered Bridges in Appleton, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Appleton, WI ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Appleton, WI?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Appleton

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Appleton, WI the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Appleton, WI are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.