This pony truss, built in 1900, serves the Hiawatha trail as a crossing of the Wisconsin River (Lake Mohawksin).
The bridge is a medium strength truss, placed on wooden substructures, typical of most Milwaukee Road Branch lines. It consists of 6 panels and pinned connections. The main span is approached by trestle and the entire bridge is supported on timber piles.
The bridge was converted to a trail in the late 1980's, and has served as it ever since. No plates could be found on the bridge.
The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the truss design.
The photo above is an overview.
A special thank you to the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library for finding the build date!
| Upstream | Rhinelander Rail Bridge |
| Downstream | Lake Mohawksin Rail Bridge |