This bridge is the largest in Webster City, Iowa and Hamilton County. That is why it has the city name attached to it.
The bridge is a 3 span bridge, with two-120' Quadrangular Lattice Through Truss spans and a 80' deck plate girder span, supported on stone, with the exception of the south abutment, which is concrete.
A stone on the north abutment clearly reads 1901, leading me to believe this is when the bridge was constructed.
The exact same truss design is on a bridge about 10 miles north, near Woolstock over Eagle Creek. These were likley built the same time.
The stone piers on this bridge are nothing but massive. The river is shallow, so getting close to the bridge is easy.
The photo above is looking from a downstream sandbar.
Boone River Railroad Bridges
| Upstream | UP Boone River Bridge |
| Downstream | CN Boone River Bridge |