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Photo taken by Bill Dunbar

BH Photo #205753

Information provided by 1918 C&NW Railway Valuation Field Notes at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location: Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1901, Approaches Added 1909
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: 1-60' Deck Plate Girder
1-128' Double-intersection Warren deck truss
1-50' Deck Plate Girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 238.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.44234, -93.79412 (decimal degrees)
42°26'32" N, 93°47'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/434690/4699196 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Webster City
Inventory number: BH 49223 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 24, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
December 18, 2018: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
April 20, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
April 18, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "American Bridge Co."
September 17, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Webster City to city section as the the northern ind of the bridge is RIGHT on the outskirts of Webster City
July 19, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added dimensions
July 27, 2011: Added by Luke Harden