Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


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BNSF Bridge #137.4

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BNSF Bridge #137.4

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #137.4)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek alongside Redwood Boulevard

Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using spans fabricated c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Great Northern Railway

Design:
3-30' deck plate girders and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

EE Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

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EE Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-106)

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:

Regional

RCP&E 8th Street Bridge

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RCP&E 8th Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-272)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 8th Street in Sturgis

Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (South)

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BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (South)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-74)

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:

Local

BNSF 419th Avenue Bridge

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BNSF 419th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-382 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge crosses County Road 35 (419th Avenue) west of Bristol

Bristol, Day County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
29' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over County Road 35 (419th Avenue)

Significance:

Local

Mickelson Trail - Whitewood Creek Bridge

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Mickelson Trail - Whitewood Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #106.41)

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:

Local

RCP&E Whitewood Creek Bridge

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RCP&E Whitewood Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-287)

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:

Regional

RCP&E N. Fork Bad River Bridge

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RCP&E N. Fork Bad River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1697)

This double intersection Warren pony truss once crossed the North Fork Bad River on the west side of Philip

Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Derailment; Replaced by New Bridge

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown and Peppard & Burrill of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss and trestle

Description:
Lost double intersection Warren pony truss over North Fork Bad River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge

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RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-313)

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:

Local

RCP&E Plum Creek Bridge

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RCP&E Plum Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1563)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Plum Creek in rural Stanley County

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

Local