Downsville once had a single Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line. Today, the line has been reused as the Red Cedar State Trail.
Red Cedar State Trail - Red Cedar River Bridge
Red Cedar State Trail - Red Cedar River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #M-522)
This unique skewed Pratt through truss bridge carries the Red Cedar State Trail over the Red Cedar River north of Downsville
Downsville, Dunn County, Wisconsin
Owner: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1905 using a span fabricated 1882
by
Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
158' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Red Cedar River
Significance: