Rustic Roads

2022-2023

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Black Earth ............................ 16 Bloomington .......................... 10 Boscobel ........................ 7, 9, 10 Dodgeville ........................ 17, 19 Fennimore ............................. 10 Gays Mills .............................. 21 Highland ............................. 5, 9, Hillsboro ........................ 6, 9, 14 Kieler ..................................... 10 Lancaster .............................. 23 Mineral Point ......................... 10 Montfort........................... 10, 21 Necedah .................................. 2 Platteville ... 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 24 Prairie du Chien ....................... 9 Readstown............................. 17 Reedsburg ............................... 8 Richland Center ... 5, 8, 9, 15, 21 Shullsburg ......................... 5, 10 Spring Green ........... 6, 9, 14, 17 Muscoda ...................... 7, 10, 15 Iowa

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Rustic Road 66

Lafayette County

Just off County Trunk W in the Town of Benton, follow portions of Buncombe, Kennedy, Beebe, and Ensch Roads. Length: 7.5 miles. Surface: Paved. Beautiful scenery and history distinguish this rustic road. R66 runs through the unglaciated, driftless area of Southwestern Wisconsin. Tree-lined roads wind through the hilly elds and farm lands. In autumn, R66 provides spectacular sights of the fall harvest and colors. An abandoned lead mine complete with tin shacks, rusted ore buckets and piles of tailings tin shacks, rusted ore buckets and piles of tailings are visible from Kennedy Road. This serves as a legacy to the mining industry in Wisconsin that once legacy to the mining industry in Wisconsin that once produced 85% of the nations lead.

Rustic Road 75

Iowa County

Portions of Ogden Road, Bromley Road, and Turnbull Road between County Trunk A and County Trunk G in the Town of Mif in. Length: 3.7 miles. Surface: Paved. R75 resides in the Welsh Settlement area - so named because immigrants from Wales settled in Iowa County during the mid 1800s. The countryside is beautiful during all seasons. Wild owers and wildlife abound.

Rustic Road 99

Rustic Road 70

Grant County

Leave the U.S. Hwy. 61 at Liberty Ridge Road; portions of Hill Road, Ridge Road, Sleepy Hollow Road, Scenic Road to County Trunk E. Hollow Road, Scenic Road to County Trunk E. Length: 10.1 miles. Surface: Gravel. This rustic Length: 10.1 miles. Surface: Gravel. This rustic road meanders through the contour-stripped farms and the tree-covered hills of the Platte River Valley. Liberty Ridge Road passes by a church built in 1861 by German settlers and into church built in 1861 by German settlers and into the quaint community of Stitzer while the other the quaint community of Stitzer while the other roads pass through the rambling countryside. roads pass through the rambling countryside. One of the few remaining one-room school houses in the area is located on Scenic Road. houses in the area is located on Scenic Road.

Grant County

Segments of River Lane Road, Slazing Road and Brewery Hollow Road forming a loop off Hwy. 133. Length: 3.4 miles. Surface: Paved. The route re ects the regions beer brewing history and features hills, bluffs and rolling farmlands along with various types of wildlife. The River Lane Road segment represents the only Rustic Road section that follows the Mississippi River.