This through girder structure was built in 1901 to serve as a crossing of the Prairie River, to get to the New Woods Logging Camp.
The bridge in recent years has sat abandoned, until the summer of 2014, when it was turned into a trail.
The bridge features a single 65 foot through girder, approached by trestle and sitting on wooden substructures.
Overall, the bridge remains in decent condition. It is hoped that some of the other old railroad bridges in Merrill can be reused as trails.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview