Railroad Bridges in South Dakota
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Presho Railroad Bridge (West)
Presho Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-90)
This through plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho
Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota
Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1907
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 45' through plate girder and trestle
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
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 84' double intersection Warren pony truss and trestle
Lost double intersection Warren pony truss over North Fork Bad River
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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
Railroad/Original Owner: Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway
Design: 148' Warren through truss and trestle
Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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Meridian Bridge
Meridian Bridge
While this large truss lift bridge was built to serve railroad traffic on the lower deck, no railroad ever used this bridge
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota to South Yankton, Cedar County, Nebraska
Owner: National Park Service
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Meridian Highway Bridge Company
Design: 7 span double deck Pratt through truss
Double-decker truss lift bridge over Missouri River
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North Sioux City Railroad Bridge
North Sioux City Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252)
This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River between Sioux City and North Sioux City
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa to North Sioux City, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Collapsed Due to Flooding
Built 1907 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1900; Approaches Added 1931
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 2-152' Pratt through truss and 1-77', 1-40' deck plate girders
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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