Railroad Bridges in Union CountySouth Dakota

Union County is located in southeast South Dakota. The seat is Elk Point, while the largest city is Dakota Dunes.
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (East)
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (East)

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

This steel stringer bridge is the eastern 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

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Unknown

for

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

Design: 35' steel stringer and trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Main Street (South Dakota Highway 105)

Significance:

Local

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

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

Design: 35' steel stringer and trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Main Street (South Dakota Highway 105)

Significance:

Local

Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)
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Hawarden Railroad Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2601)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Big Sioux River near 10th Street in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa to Alcester, Union County, South Dakota

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 1-145', 2-144' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 13-50' deck plate girders

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate