Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


Random Bridges

RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge

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RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-225)

This Quadrangular lattice through truss carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line across Boxelder Creek in Black Hawk

Black Hawk, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918 using spans fabricated c. 1880

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss over Boxelder Creek

Significance:

High

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

Sertoma Park Trail Bridge

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Sertoma Park Trail Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #150.7)

This Warren through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River alongside Interstate 229

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: City of Sioux Falls

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1906

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway

Design:
148' Warren through truss and trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

RCP&E Redwater River Bridge

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RCP&E Redwater River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #3000)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Redwater River in Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Redwater River

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 N. Fork Bad River Bridge

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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:

Regional

BNSF 452nd Avenue Bridge

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BNSF 452nd Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-330 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge crosses 452nd Avenue east of Ortley

Ortley, Roberts County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 452nd Avenue

Significance:

Local

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

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #11

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #11

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1531)

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 1926

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

BNSF SD-105 Bridge (West)

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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge is the western 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:

Local