1907 Trail/Interurban Bridge over Cedar Creek in Cedarburg, WI

(Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; no Historic Bridges; 3D Satellite)

Mark Koenig posted three photos with the comment: "Our treasured Interurban Bridge crossing Cedar Creek in Cedarburg Wisconsin.  Once servicing the electric Interurban from Milwaukee to Sheboygan, it is now a footbridge and part of a rails to trails bike path."

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The Carnegie mill mark means that these beams were rolled before 1901 when US Steel absorbed Carnegie Steel.

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Mark Koenig commented on his post
Another gem from the same bridge… Phoenix Iron Company

Scott Greig commented on Mark's post
From its last month of rail service, March of 1948.
[This view confirms that the bridge is pin connected.]

Mark Koenig commented on his post, cropped
The story…

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2 of 20 photos submitted to TripAdvisor    The gallery included several photos of the bridge.

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[This shows a significant financial investment in the trail.]

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[The building in the background caught my eye.]

The building in the background of the above photo is now the Landmark Feed Seed & Supply, a pet supply store. I found the Cedarburg History Museum while looking for this building.

Street View, Sep 2022

I noticed the walkway on the north side of the bridge on a satellite image. My research to find its purpose failed. Is it intended to be a fishing pier?

InterurbanTrail

Photo via InterurbanTrail_photos

The interubran railway ceased operation in 1951. [InterurbanTrail_about]