Hurley once had a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline, a C&NW secondary line and a Wisconsin Central Railway (WC) branch line. Today, all three railroad lines are used for trails.

Random Bridges

Iron Belle Trail - Montreal River Bridge

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Iron Belle Trail - Montreal River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Soo Line Bessemer Branch over the Montreal River between Hurley and Ironwood

Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan to Hurley, Iron County, Wisconsin

Owner: Iron County (WI)/Gogebic County (MI)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1898

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Wisconsin Central Railway

Design:
70' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Montreal River

Significance:

Local

Trail 2 - Montreal River Bridge

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Trail 2 - Montreal River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #A-1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Montreal River between Hurley and Iron River

Ironwood, Gogebic County, Michigan to Hurley, Iron County, Wisconsin

Owner: Iron County (WI)/Gogebic County (MI)

Status: Open to Off-Road Vehicle Traffic

Built 1911

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Montreal River

Significance:

Local