- 1880: 8 miles completed from Spooner to Trego, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1881: 15 miles completed from Chippewa Falls to Bloomer, Wisconsin by the Chippewa Falls & Northern Railway
- 1881: 9 miles completed from Trego to Lakeside, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1882: 55 miles completed from Bloomer to Chicago Junction (Spooner), Wisconsin by the Chippewa Falls & Northern Railway
- 1882: 15 miles from Chippewa Falls to Bloomer sold to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1882: 52 miles completed from Lakeside to Itasca, Wisconsin by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1883: 11 miles completed from Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin by the Eau Claire & Chippewa Falls Railway
- 1883: The CF&N and EC&CF are acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
- 1883: The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway is controlled by the Chicago & North Western Railway
- 1884: 6 miles completed from Itasca to Superior, Wisconsin by the Superior Short Line Railway
- 1895: The Superior Short Line is acquired by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha 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
- 1987: Parallel Soo Line trackage between Gordon and superior purchased by Wisconsin Central Ltd
- 1992: Cameron to Superior line sold to Wisconsin Central, Ltd
- 1992: Rice Lake to Superior line abandoned. WCL begins using Gordon-Superior section and abandons the Soo Line route
- 1995: Chicago & North Western purchased by Union Pacific Railroad
- 1998: Wild Rivers State Trail opens between Rice Lake and Ambridge
- 2001: Canadian National Railway acquires Wisconsin Central, Ltd
- 2004: Wisconsin & Northern Railroad begins leasing the Chippewa Falls to Cameron segment
- 1995-Present: Union Pacific operates the Chippewa Falls Subdivision between Eau Claire and Cameron
- 2001-Present: Canadian National operates the Cameron to Ladysmith branch
- 2004-Present: Wisconsin & Northern leases the Chippewa Falls to Cameron segment
06/26/21
The bridge here is one of the most scenic across the Namekagon River. It consists of deck girder spans and trestle approaches.
The two main spans across the river replaced a single 150 foot deck truss in the 1960s. This loss did affect the historical aspect of this bridge significantly, as the truss span dated to 1892.
However, the bridge did retain some historical value with the road span, which dates to 1926.
The substructures are a mix of wood, concrete and steel. Advanced corrosion has eaten through portions of the pier between the highway span and river span.
Overall, the bridge remains in fair to poor condition. Corrosion is widespread on the structure.
The author ranks this bridge as being locally significant, due to the replacement of the truss.
The photo above is looking north along the bridge.
| Upstream | CN Namekagon River Bridge |
| Downstream | Confluence with St. Croix River |