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)
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:
UP Brewers Creek Bridge (Webster City)
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:
UP Ditch #166 Bridge
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:
UP Terwilliger Creek Bridge
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: