Railroad Bridges in Webster County , Iowa


Webster County is located in central Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Fort Dodge.

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UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge

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UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #49)

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:

Local

UP Bridge #1.27

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UP Bridge #1.27

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #379.12)

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:

Local

UP County D36 Bridge

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UP County D36 Bridge

(Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Bridge #47)

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:

Minimal

220th Street Overpass

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220th Street Overpass

This historic double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries 220th Street (County Road P33) over a Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway) line north of Moorland

Moorland, Webster County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1921 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
74' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad (former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway)

Significance:

High