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)

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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:

Local

CN Main Street Bridge (Amherst)

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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:

Moderate

CN Tomorrow River Bridge

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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:

Moderate

CN Wilson Street Bridge (Amherst)

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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:

Local

Tomorrow River State Trail - Tomorrow River Bridge

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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:

Local