Wakely Road Bridge - Saratoga, WI
N 44° 18.001 W 089° 53.322
16T E 269568 N 4909254
The Wakely Road Bridge, also known as the Point Basse Bridge, crosses Wakely Creek in Saratoga, WI. It was built in the late 19th century.
Waymark Code: WM2AZV
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2007
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A web site on the town of Saratoga lists this information about the bridge:
"Example of Early Town Road Building Process
October 31, 1893
Town of Saratoga
County of Wood, Wis
Building the Wakely Road
The Board of Supervisors of said Town of Saratoga met at N L Wakley's according to notice and let the job of building a road commencing at Jos Berard's barn on Section 23, T 21, Route 5, and running north on the section line one mile. And work to be done as follows. Commence at Jos Berard's to put in pipe and grade 16 feet wide. Next, N L Wakely to build a bridge 5 ft abutment, 10 ft span. 16 ft planks. 3 in wide with railing 5 stringers and to be made of good sound and good size and solid timber. All peeled and grade level with the bridge and fill all holes and grade all side hills in good passable manner. All brush to be cut close to the ground. 3 Road wide as far north as the center line of section 14. Said work to be paid when money is collected and sold to Robert Wakely for $75. –T.C. Thompson, Clerk"