Can two WRT610N routers be used to create a wireless connection between switches?

I am getting somewhat lost in the jargon involved with routers and access points and need better understanding of the functionality of the WRT610N router. The questions I need answered are:
To eliminate the need for WUSB600N USB adapters for each of the happily switched office computers: can I use two WRT610N routers to connect one end of the building to the other without wires in between? One end has the switched LAN the other has the internet connection.
If this is not the highest bandwidth solution... what is?
Sorry to go off topic but, whether the above is feasable or not, can I establish more than one wireless network - one internal and one for guests - using a WRT610N router?

Firstly thank you for your interest
It is not possible to connect the two parts of our network with a physical connection such as a wire. The goal is therefore to wirelessly join one end of the building to another with as much bandwidth as possible. I am hoping to use high end dual band N equipment. However as linksys does not seem to have an access point which - with my limited understanding - suspect I could connect to an existing gigabit switch. I wish to know if a router can be configured to slave itself to the internet connected router.
One end of the building has the internet and a reception room workstaion, the other end currently has 3 computers and a NAS which need to be connected to the internet and each other, as efficiently as possible. I am concerned that USB adapters for each computer would drain workstation resources and be quite expensive.
I am pleased with every aspect of the WRT610N as a router but need guidance as to how to best deal with the other end of the building.
Furthermore I would like to provide a separate independent wireless network for guests to access the internet. Can one dual band router produce two networks? One for internal use only - secured against the outside world and a separate network for guests. If not can a/the second router pull this off?
Does this explain more?
Thank you for any assistance

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