Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


Random Bridges

Sertoma Park Trail Bridge

Image name

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:

Moderate

BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (North)

Image name

BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-302)

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:

Local

RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge

Image name

RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-225)

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:

High

RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge

Image name

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

Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)

Image name

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:

Local

Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (North)

Image name

Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #K-2)

This through plate girder bridge is one of two similar bridges across Whitewood Creek along Whitewood Creek Road

Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Owner: Lawrence County

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

Local

RCP&E 8th Street Bridge

Image name

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

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

Image name

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1567)

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

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7

Image name

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1602)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the seventh crossing of the Bad River along the former Chicago & North Western Railway and is located near the ghost town of Capa

Capa, Jones County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #3

Image name

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #3

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1659)

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 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional