Moorland once had a Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) mainline and a Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL) secondary line. Today, both lines are owned by Union Pacific Railroad.
Random Bridges
220th Street Overpass
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:
UP Bridge #1.27
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:
UP County D36 Bridge
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:
UP S. Branch Lizard Creek Bridge
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: