Bessemer once had a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline, a Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A) mainline and a Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) branch line. Today, the C&NW and WC have been reused for trails, while the DSS&A is owned by Canadian National Railway. In addition, the C&NW and WC operated a number of mine spurs throughout the area.
Random Bridges
Bessemer Railroad Crossing
Bessemer Railroad Crossing
This Baltimore through truss bridge carries the former Soo Line Bessemer Branch over the former Chicago & North Western Railway west of Bessemer
Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan
Owner: Gogebic County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1896
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
120' Baltimore through truss
Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Trail 2 (former Chicago & North Western Railway)
Significance:
Iron Belle Trail - 1st Avenue Bridge
Iron Belle Trail - 1st Avenue Bridge
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
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Wisconsin Central Railway
Design:
105' double intersection Warren pony truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over 1st Avenue
Significance:
