Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #1
RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #1
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-318)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Rapid Creek in Rapid City
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1937 using spans fabricated 1898
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-72' through plate girders and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek
Significance:
Presho Railroad Bridge (East)
Presho Railroad Bridge (East)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-88)
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:
RWRR Cheyenne River Bridge
RWRR Cheyenne River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-272)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries an out of service railroad across the Cheyenne River in rural Pennington County
Creston, Pennington County, South Dakota
Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3-162' Pratt through trusses, 2-73' deck plate girders and trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River
Significance:
RCP&E N. Fork Bad River Bridge
RCP&E N. Fork Bad River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1697)
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:
BNSF Moccasin Creek Bridge (North)
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:
Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (South)
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:
BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge
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:
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #15
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:
Presho Railroad Bridge (West)
Presho Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-90)
This through plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho
Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota
Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1907
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:
Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-131)
This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Big Sioux River north of 12th Street
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1892
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
100' quadrangular lattice through truss and modular concrete girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance: