Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


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BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)

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BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-318)

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:

Regional

BNSF Moccasin Creek Bridge (North)

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BNSF Moccasin Creek Bridge (North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-72)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Moccasin 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:
2-40' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Moccasin Creek

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Beaver Creek Bridge (Buffalo Gap)

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RCP&E Beaver Creek Bridge (Buffalo Gap)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-102)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Beaver Creek in Buffalo Gap

Buffalo Gap, Custer County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and M.F. Morrissey Co of Chadron, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge

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BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-312)

This concrete slab bridge crosses 462nd Avenue west of Marvin

Marvin, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status:

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
22' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 462nd Avenue

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

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7

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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

Corson Railroad Bridge

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Corson Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #134.8)

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:

Moderate

RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Wasta)

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RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Wasta)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1813)

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:

High

Riverdale Park Trail Bridge

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Riverdale Park Trail Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River at Riverdale Park

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: City of Sioux Falls

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930 using a secondhand span fabricated 1888

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)

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Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-125)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge at Beadle Park

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-148' quadrangular lattice through trusses and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional