DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)

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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-648)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River in Canton

Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Beloit, Lyon County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Flooding

Built 1917 and 1931 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909 and 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
136' Pratt through truss, 72' deck plate girder and 13-14' steel stringers

Description:
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional