▁East ▁Germany ▁Category : Sem icon duct or ▁companies ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁Military ▁R idge ▁Road ▁was ▁a ▁road ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁connecting ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁Wisconsin ▁with ▁Fort ▁C raw ford ▁( P ra irie ▁du ▁Ch ien ) ▁via ▁F ond ▁du ▁Lac , ▁Fort ▁Win ne b ago ▁( Port age ), ▁Mad ison , ▁and ▁D odge ville . ▁This ▁first ▁military ▁road ▁was ▁a ▁beginning ▁of ▁government ▁planning ▁for ▁over land ▁travel , ▁which ▁eventually ▁led ▁Wisconsin , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁territory ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁state , ▁and ▁its ▁local ities ▁to ▁fin ance ▁its ▁own ▁system ▁of ▁road ways ▁for ▁various ▁purposes . ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁that ▁exist ▁today ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Fin ancing ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁Fin anced ▁by ▁Cong r essional ▁action ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁and ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁military ▁road ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁Territ ory ▁connected ▁three ▁for ts . ▁From ▁Fort ▁Howard ▁near ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁the ▁road ▁extended ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Win ne b ago ▁and ▁then ▁head ed ▁south west ▁toward ▁Fort ▁Win ne b ago ▁( near ▁present - day ▁Port age ▁along ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁River ). ▁From ▁Fort ▁Win ne b ago , ▁the ▁road ▁loop ed ▁further ▁south west ▁toward ▁Fort ▁C raw ford ▁on