This through plate girder bridge crosses the Belle Fourche River in Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belle Fourche River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River between Midland and Philip

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1928 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This Quadrangular lattice through truss carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line across Boxelder Creek in Black Hawk

Black Hawk, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918 using spans fabricated c. 1880

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss over Boxelder Creek

Significance:

This unique deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Snake Creek east of Mina

Mina, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using secondhand spans fabricated 1887 and 1888

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' and 45' deck plate girder and concrete arch skeleton abutment

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Snake Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over Whitewood Creek in Whitewood

Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Foot Creek on the west side of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-45' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foot Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge crosses 411th Avenue between Andover and Groton

Groton, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 411th Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Foot Creek south of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foot Creek

Significance:

This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Big Sioux River west of Brandon

Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance: