Lake Mohawksin Rail Bridge

In 1894, William Bradley organized the Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railway Company to create a 6 mile line to serve the paper mills of the Tomahawk area, along the Wisconsin River.
On the south end, the railroad connected to the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Rail Line towards Wausau and Stevens Point.
On the north end, it connected to the Soo Line (Former Wisconsin Central) towards Rhinelander and Ladysmith, and further out, to Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The railroad was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming in 2005, a conglomerate of short line railroadas throughout the world.
G&W renamed the line the Tomahawk Railway. They continue to operate it to its original capacity today.
10/25/22

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This standard Through Girder span is approached by trestle, crossing the dammed up Wisconsin River (Lake Mohawksin).
The bridge was likely built around 1910, to replace a previous bridge.
Unfortunately, close up views are hard to find and are hard to accomplish, since the bridge is rather remote. The bridge features a single through girder span, along with trestle approaches.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design. It can be photographed from a park in Tomahawk. The photo above is an overview.

Wisconsin River Railroad Bridges

Upstream	Tomahawk Trail Bridge
Downstream	Merrill Rail Bridge