This small deck plate girder bridge carries a former Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad line over Gypsum Creek alongside 210th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad

Design:
25' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Gypsum Creek

Significance:

This standard steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20) in Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over County Road D36 (Former US Highway 20)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over the Des Moines River on the north side of Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965 and 1999

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-99' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Moines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over Soldier Creek near 1st Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1946

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
77' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 14th Street in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Ellington-Miller Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' concrete encased beams and 1-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 14th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the middle bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: City of Fort Dodge

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western bridge carrying a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over Soldier Creek in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: City of Fort Dodge

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1909

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Soldier Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge carries a former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway line over the South Branch of Lizard Creek north of Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 using a span fabricated 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder and timber pile trestle bridge over South Branch Lizard Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge carried a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over an unnamed creek near Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1927 using a span fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries a former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over 8th Street near Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Ellington-Miller Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-18' and 1-9' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 8th Street

Significance: