Railroad Bridges in Stanley CountySouth Dakota


Stanley County is located in central South Dakota. The seat and largest city are both Fort Pierre.

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Pierre Railroad Bridge

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Pierre Railroad Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1500)

This iconic through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre

Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota to Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

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Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Arthur McMullen & Company of Evanston, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 446' through truss swing span, 4-350' Pennsylvania through trusses, deck plate girder and trestle

Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

National

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1567)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

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

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1527)

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 1924

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #13

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #13

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1509)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River west of Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1887

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional