Ashland is a northern port city, located on Lake Superior. Ashland was once famous for its large ore docks, which allowed railroads to transfer iron ore to ships on Lake Superior. The city once had a number of railroads, including lines of the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW), Northern Pacific Railway (NP), Soo Line and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road). Today, only the former Soo Line remains intact, although is out of service. The remaining railroads have been abandoned or turned into trails.
Random Bridges
C&NW Bay City Creek Bridge
C&NW Bay City Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1318 1/2)
This collapsing stone arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Bay City Creek in Ashland
Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Ashland
Status: Abandoned and Partially Collapsed
Built 1893
by
Unknown
for
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway
Design:
20' stone arch
Description:
Collapsing stone arch bridge over Bay City Creek
Significance:
Tri-County Corridor Trail - Bay City Creek Bridge
Tri-County Corridor Trail - Bay City Creek Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line over Bay City Creek in Ashland
Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Owner: Ashland County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1950
by
Unknown
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
55' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bay City Creek
Significance:
Tri-County Corridor Trail - Vaughn Avenue Bridge
Tri-County Corridor Trail - Vaughn Avenue Bridge
(Northern Pacific Railway Bridge #0)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over Vaughn Avenue in Ashland
Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Owner: Ashland County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1897
by
Unknown
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
45' through plate girder, 2-12' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vaughn Avenue
Significance: