This unusual three-hinged deck arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline across the Menominee River at Kingsford

Kingsford, Dickinson County, Michigan to Niagara, Marinette County, Wisconsin

Owner: Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

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Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

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

Design: 207' three-hinged deck arch and 4-39' deck plate girders

Three-hinged deck arch bridge over Menominee River

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This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline across the Escanaba River at Wells (North Escanaba)

Wells, Delta County, Michigan

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and c. 1905

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American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design: 5-98' Warren deck trusses and 4-48' deck plate girders

Warren deck truss bridge over Escanaba River

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This Warren pony truss bridge is the eastern of three bridges which carried the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway over the Menominee River at Miscauno Island

Miscauno Island, Marinette County, Wisconsin to Miscauno Island, Menominee County, Michigan

Owner: Four Seasons Island Resort

Status: Open to Private Vehicle Traffic

Built 1904

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Unknown and Lorimer & Gallager of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wisconsin & Michigan Railway

Design: 92' Warren pony truss

Warren pony truss bridge over Menominee River

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This unusual quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the Escanaba River and Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad in Escanaba

Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1892 and modified 1943

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 10-67' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Escanaba River and Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad

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This unusual hybrid pony truss and through girder bridge carries the former Soo Line Bessemer Branch over 1st Avenue in Bessemer

Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan

Owner: Gogebic County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1896

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wisconsin Central Railway

Design: 105' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle

Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over 1st Avenue

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