Railroad Bridges in Sawyer CountyWisconsin


Sawyer County is located in northwest Wisconsin. The seat and largest city are both Hayward.

C&NW Namekagon River Bridge (Hayward)

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C&NW Namekagon River Bridge (Hayward)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #278)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway across the Namekagon River near Hayward

Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1892

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design: 150' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile bridge

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Namekagon River

Significance:

Moderate