Railroad Bridges in Lyon CountyIowa
Lyon County is located in southwest Minnesota. The seat and largest city are both Marshall.
DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-648)
This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River in Canton
Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Beloit, Lyon County, Iowa
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: Destroyed by Flooding
Built 1917 and 1931 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909 and 1898
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 136' Pratt through truss, 72' deck plate girder and 13-14' steel stringers
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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