Eland once had two railroads, including two secondary lines of the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW). Today, both have been abandoned and reused as trails.
Mountain-Bay State Trail - Middle Branch Embarrass River Bridge
Mountain-Bay State Trail - Middle Branch Embarrass River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1727)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Middle Branch Embarrass River near US Highway 45 east of Eland
Eland, Shawano County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1906
by
Milwaukee Bridge Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
60' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Branch Embarrass River
Significance:
