Nekoosa, with a population of approximately 2,600, is situated on the beautiful Wisconsin River. Nekoosa is located on State Highways 73 and 173 as well as on County Trunk Highway AA. A recently expanded bridge has been built across the Wisconsin River to the Town of Saratoga replacing the old steel structure that had been serving the two communities from 1916 to 1963. Prior to that time, two ferries served traffic across the river. The one near the present business center being called the "Upper Ferry" and the cable ferry located about as half mile below the mill was called the "Lower Ferry".