- 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
08/20/21
Crossing over the Nemadji River in Allouez, this large bridge consists of a main deck girder span.
Built in 1916 to replace a previous truss span, this structure consists of a single deck girder span, approached by a massive approach to the west.
The east approach consists of 79 spans of I-Beam to cross a flood plain, one of the longest approaches the author has ever seen.
Those spans rest on steel towers. The main deck girder span rests on a stone footing from a previous span, and is approached by trestle spans to the east.
Overall, the bridge remains in good condition. It is a very large example of a common design.
Historic photo of the bridge
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.
| Upstream | CN Nemadji River Bridge (N) |
| Downstream | Osaugie Trail Bridge |