Sioux Falls once had a number of railroads, with the Great Northern Railway; Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road); Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway (Milwaukee Road); Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad all operating lines within the city. Today, BNSF Railway, Ellis & Eastern Railroad and D&I Railroad operate the remaining lines.
Random Bridges
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
/42934.JPG)
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #146.0)
This deck plate girder bridge is the eastern railroad bridge in Beadle Park
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
6-73' and 1-54' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)
/.JPG)
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-125)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge at Beadle Park
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1893
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
2-148' quadrangular lattice through trusses and concrete modular girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-131)
This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Big Sioux River north of 12th Street
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1892
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
100' quadrangular lattice through truss and modular concrete girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Falls Park Railroad Bridge
Falls Park Railroad Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.2)
This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918 and 1947 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900 and c. 1920
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
Through and deck plate girder spans
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Riverdale Park Trail Bridge
Riverdale Park Trail Bridge
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River at Riverdale Park
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: City of Sioux Falls
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1930 using a secondhand span fabricated 1888
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Rock Island Big Sioux River Bridge
Rock Island Big Sioux River Bridge
This pony truss and deck girder bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River near 9th Street
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: City of Sioux Falls
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built c. 1930 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1885 and c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-60' double intersection Warren pony trusses and 2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Double intersection warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
Sertoma Park Trail Bridge
Sertoma Park Trail Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #150.7)
This Warren through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River alongside Interstate 229
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: City of Sioux Falls
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1906
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
for
Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway
Design:
148' Warren through truss and trestle
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance: