Penny's Bridge
Covered bridge · Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Penny's Bridge is a covered bridge in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, described in its record as covered footbridge in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 2018, in the postwar decades; it crosses Pewaukee River; it is about 42 feet long.
Status check, 2026-11: Modern stringer covered footbridge over the Pewaukee River, built by volunteers in 2018 in memory of local resident Meredith (Penny) Van Horn; the 42 ft length comes from a single listing (Dale Travis). It stands at 43.0837° N, 88.2620° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Pewaukee River |
| Length | 42 ft |
| Coordinates | 43.08372, -88.26200 |
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.