Amherst once had a Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) mainline and a Green Bay & Western Railroad (GB&W) mainline. Today, the WC is owned by Canadian National Railway, while the former GB&W is part of the Tomorrow River State Trail.
Random Bridges
CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)
CN Lincoln Street Bridge (Amherst)
This innovative concrete slab bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Lincoln Street in Amherst
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
3-30' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lincoln Street
Significance:
CN Main Street Bridge (Amherst)
CN Main Street Bridge (Amherst)
This attractive concrete arch bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Main Street in Amherst
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
Unknown
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
3-30' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Main Street
Significance:
CN Tomorrow River Bridge
CN Tomorrow River Bridge
This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over the Tomorrow River in Amherst
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
50' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Tomorrow River
Significance:
CN Wilson Street Bridge (Amherst)
CN Wilson Street Bridge (Amherst)
This innovative concrete slab bridge carries the former Soo Line mainline over Wilson Street in Amherst
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
Design:
3-25' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wilson Street
Significance:
Tomorrow River State Trail - Tomorrow River Bridge
Tomorrow River State Trail - Tomorrow River Bridge
(Green Bay & Western Railroad Bridge #B-137)
This concrete arch bridge carries the former Green Bay & Western Railroad over the Tomorrow River on the north side of Amherst
Amherst, Portage County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1915
by
Unknown
for
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Design:
20' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Tomorrow River
Significance: