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:

This steel stringer bridge is the eastern crossing of South Dakota Highway 105 in North Sioux City

North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
35' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Main Street (South Dakota Highway 105)

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 unique through truss bridge crosses the Cheyenne River east of Wasta

Wasta, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using two spans fabricated 1887

and fabricated by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4 span through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River

Significance:

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:

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 through plate girder bridge crosses Pierre Street in downtown Pierre

Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' through plate girders and 2-16' steel stringers

Description:
Trough floor through plate girder bridge over Pierre Street

Significance:

This Warren pony truss bridge crosses Split Rock Creek in Corson

Corson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway

Design:
120' Warren pony truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Warren pony truss bridge over Split Rock Creek

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 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: