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4th Street Bridge, City of Tomahawk
River Street to Leather Avenue (bridge project)
Leather Avenue to County A (roadway project)

This project has been completed. For more information, contact:

Kristin McHugh, WisDOT North Central Region Communications Manager
(715) 421-8380
kristin.mchugh@dot.wi.gov

Wisconsin Department of Transportation
North Central Region, Wisconsin Rapids Office
1681 Second Avenue South
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-4768
Phone: (715) 421-8301 or toll free (800) 238-5575
Fax: (715) 423-0334
TTY: 711
Email: ncr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov

Project location

4th Street, in the city of Tomahawk, in Lincoln County.

Project overview

Leather Avenue to County A (roadway project)

• Replacement, improvements include:
  • New storm sewer
  • Curb and gutter
  • City utilities
  • New sidewalk
  • Street lights
• Recreational trail box culvert will be constructed under 4th Street and will connect Veteran's Memorial Park with the Hiawatha Recreational Trail.
• Construction started in May 2011 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2011.

River Street to Leather Avenue (bridge project)

• Existing bridge was structurally deficient and near the end of its service life.
• Existing 455-foot six-span Wisconsin River Bridge, on 4th Street, was replaced with a 500-foot, four-span bridge.
• Bridge reopened in late June 2011.
• Construction started in October 2010 and was completed in August 2011.

Spring/summer 2011

• Construction on 4th Street (River Street to Leather Avenue)
• Aesthetic treatments (railing, landscaping, decorative lighting)

Planning and design began in 2008.

Estimated cost for the bridge replacement and the local road improvements is $9.5 million.

Status/phase

Project completed and open to traffic.

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Questions about the content of this page, contact:
WisDOT North Central Region Office, ncr.dtsd@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: November 11, 2011