Webster City once had an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline, a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) secondary line and a Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway (FDDM&S) branch line. Today, the former IC is owned by Canadian National Railway, the former C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad and the former FDDM&S has been abandoned.

Random Bridges

UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)

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UP Boone River Bridge (Webster City, South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2445)

This double intersection Warren deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Boone River south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' double intersection Warren deck truss and 1-60' and 1-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Boone River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Brewers Creek Bridge (Webster City)

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UP Brewers Creek Bridge (Webster City)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2453)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Brewers Creek along Ohio Street in Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Brewers Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Ditch #166 Bridge

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UP Ditch #166 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2444)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Hamilton County Ditch #166 south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Hamilton County Ditch #166

Significance:

Local

UP Terwilliger Creek Bridge

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UP Terwilliger Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2443)

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Terwilliger Creek south of Webster City

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Terwilliger Creek

Significance:

Local