Milwaukee Road Trestle crossing the Great Northern Mainline East of Monroe
Monroe Historical Society photo #170

Looking east up the track of the Great Northern main line, to the left, was Holmquist's spur, with the Milwaukee Road branch line crossing on the trestle. This Teeple photo was taken shortly after completion in 1911. Service to Everett began in 1912. This was a branch line of the Milwaukee, which crossed Snoqualmie Pass and terminated in Tacoma. The branch ran from the main line at Cedar Falls near North Bend to Everett crossing the Skykomish River at Buck Island over the longest covered railroad bridge then in the world: 750-feet over five covered Howe trusses.