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UP Gypsum Creek Bridge

Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Gypsum Creek
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa

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Name UP Gypsum Creek Bridge
Built By Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 55 Feet Total, 25 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Deck Plate Girder and Trestle
Substructure Type Timber Pile
Date Built Ca. 1920
Traffic Count 1 Train/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number Unknown
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date April 2017


Utilizing a common design, this bridge features a deck girder bridge to cross Gypsum Creek.
Located on the east side of Fort Dodge, the single deck girder span is set onto wooden substructures and approached by trestle spans.
This design is common on branch lines and even some main lines to cross roads, railroads and waterways.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design of the bridge.
The photo above is an overview. It can be accessed from a parallel road.

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Build Date Estimated based on similar bridges