Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge
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
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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
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Sertoma Park Trail Bridge
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
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RCP&E Redwater River Bridge
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
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RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
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
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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
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BNSF 452nd Avenue Bridge
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
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RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Wasta)
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
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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #11
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
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (West)
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)
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