- 1871: 13 miles completed from Northline (Hudson) to New Richmond, Wisconsin by the North Wisconsin Railway
- 1874: 25 miles completed from New Richmond to Clayton, Wisconsin by the North Wisconsin Railway
- 1878: 18 miles completed from Clayton to Cumberland, Wisconsin by the North Wisconsin Railway
- 1879: 26 miles completed from Cumberland to Spooner, Wisconsin by the North Wisconsin Railway
- 1880: North Wisconsin Railway acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway ("Omaha Road")
- 1880: 9 miles completed from Spooner to Trego, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1880: 43 miles completed from Trego to Cable, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1881: 4 miles completed northeast of Cable by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1882: 26 miles completed from Cable to Mason, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1883: 28 miles completed from Cable to Bayfield, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1883: 4 miles completed from Ashland Junction to Ashland, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1883: The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway is controlled by the Chicago & North Western Railway
- 1957: The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway is leased by the Chicago & North Western Railway
- 1972: The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway is fully absorbed by the Chicago & North Western Railway
- 1978: The Hayward to Bayfield segment is abandoned
- 1980: The Trego-Hayward segment is sold, and becomes part of the Canadian National Railway by 2001
- 1981: The Northline to Spooner segment is abandoned
- 1980-present: Various municipalities and counties have purchased sections of the right-of-way for trail use, but there is not a continuous trail
- 1997-present: The Wisconsin Great Northern, a tourist railroad, operates 26 miles of track between Trego and Hayward
- 2001-present: Canadian National owns the Trego-Hayward line, and uses it to access industry in Hayward
06/26/21
This bridge currently is a 100 food deck girder sitting on stone abutments and concrete.
Originally built in 1891, the bridge consisted of a pair of parallel 89 foot deck truss spans. However, the first of these was replaced in 1920.
The second truss was replaced around the same time, and then removed around 1980.
When the deck truss was removed, it did cause the bridge to lose a significant amount of historic significance.
However, the remaining span is in good condition and is currently a trail.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo is looking north along the bridge. The bridge can be accessed from the trail it carries.