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BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (South)

Through Plate Girder Bridge over Foot Creek
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota

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Name BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (South)
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee
Currently Owned By BNSF Railway
Length 60 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Through Plate Girder
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1915
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
MILW Bridge Number P-74
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date March 2019


Located south Aberdeen along 387th Avenue (County Road 10), this bridge is the southern crossing of Foot Creek in Aberdeen.
Built in 1915, likely to replace an older trestle, this bridge consists of a single through girder span, set onto concrete substructures. Several other bridges along this route were known to have been built in 1915 as well.
Because of the massive snow drifts from a recent blizzard, the author was not able to get closer to this bridge and check for any unusual details. The span does appear to be a standard design, with no distinguishing features.
Across the road is the former Chicago & North Western bridge, which has been abandoned for many years.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with some spalling and cracking of the substructures noted.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview, looking west.

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Build Date Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company plaque
Contractor Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele