Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


Random Bridges

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1527)

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

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:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and 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

Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)

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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

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 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 Medicine Creek Bridge #1

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RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #222)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Medicine Creek east of Blunt

Blunt, Hughes 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' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine 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

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

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

BNSF Whetstone River Bridge

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BNSF Whetstone River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-266)

This massive concrete arch bridge crosses the Whetstone River in Big Stone City

Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Whetstone River

Significance:

Moderate