Monona in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Black Bridge

1904

Photographed by Rick Bernstein

1. Black Bridge Marker

Inscription. Fabricated by the Iowa Iron Company, the early well known bridge was built like a railroad trestle with black overhead supports. It served as the area's only route across the Yahara River. Nearby speakesies and its edge-of-town location gave the area a dubious reputation in the Prohibition Era.

Erected by Monona Landmark Commission and Anchor Savings and Loan Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 2.966′ N, 89° 20.228′ W. Marker is in Monona, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is on Bridge Road just west of Winnequah Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the 6300 block of Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison WI 53716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paunack Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Outlet Mound (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Nichols Home - Circa 1878 (approx. ¼ mile away); Bungalowen (approx. half a mile away); Royal Airport / Charles Lindbergh (approx. 0.9 miles away);

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