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Welcome to McGilvray Road and its Historic Bridges
McGilvray Road is located in Northwest La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the Van Loon Wildlife Area. Located on a former vehicular road is a unique combination of five rare bowstring arch truss bridges and one low truss bridge. They represent two styles of bridge construction popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which are quickly being replaced due to deterioration or inability to meet today's greater traffic requirements. Currently the McGilvray Road and its bridges are open only to pedestrian traffic.
Through much time and expense, the trail and bridges have been maintained by the Friends of McGilvray Road and the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources since 1989 . Please consider supporting our work by joining the "Friends," by a donation, or by any contribution of your time. Thank you!
Through much time and expense, the trail and bridges have been maintained by the Friends of McGilvray Road and the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources since 1989 . Please consider supporting our work by joining the "Friends," by a donation, or by any contribution of your time. Thank you!
The Van Loon Wildlife Area contains about 4000 acres of land, much of it former farmland, along and through the Black River and its backwater. The purpose of the area is to provide fishing and hunting for waterfowl, upland game and deer.
The McGilvray Road Truss Bridge Group is on the National Register of Historic Places. The five remaining bowstring arch truss bridges are over 100 years old.
The trail is located on Wisconsin Rustic Road #64.
The trail is located on Wisconsin Rustic Road #64.
