W62 N646 Washington Ave., Cedarburg, Ozaukee County 

Every hour, with precise regularity, the Milwaukee Northern Railway Interurban train ran over this steel truss bridge. The trip between Milwaukee and Cedarburg took about an hour and cost less than 30 cents. In 1922 the Milwaukee Northern Railway Company was acquired by the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company. The interurban line was operated until 1948. Today, the Interurban Bridge is a pedestrian walkway, and portions of the old rail bed are used as a bike path.

Learn More

Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Explore more than 1,600 people, places and events in Wisconsin history.

[Source: McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999).]