This deck plate girder bridge crosses Rapid Creek in rural Pennington County

Creston, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: Closed to all Traffic

Built 1924 and 1935 using spans fabricated c. 1922 and c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' deck plate girders and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Whitewood Creek in Deadwood

Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Owner: State of South Dakota

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
57' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge crosses 147th Street east of Milbank

Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
43' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 147th Street

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

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1907

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 truss bridge crosses the James River east of Yankton

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1932 using a truss span fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
136' Pratt through truss and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over James River

Significance:

This massive concrete arch bridge crosses the Whetstone River in Big Stone City

Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Whetstone River

Significance:

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: