Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


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Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (North)

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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 Bad River Bridge #10

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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

BNSF 147th Street Bridge

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BNSF 147th Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-268 1/2)

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:

Local

RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #4

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RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #4

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-274)

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:

Local

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #15

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #15

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1507)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss, through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF S. Fork Whetstone River Bridge

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BNSF S. Fork Whetstone River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-276)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the S. Fork Whetstone River in Milbank

Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whetstone River

Significance:

Local

BNSF James River Bridge (Yankton)

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BNSF James River Bridge (Yankton)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-368)

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:

Regional

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #16

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #16

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1506)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-131' quadrangular lattice through trusses, steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

Rock Island Big Sioux River Bridge

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Rock Island Big Sioux River Bridge

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:

Regional

Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (South)

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Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #K-3)

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