Railroad Bridges in South Dakota



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Presho Railroad Bridge (West)

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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

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Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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

Design: 45' through plate girder and trestle

Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

Local

RCP&E N. Fork Bad River Bridge

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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

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Unknown and Peppard & Burrill of Minneapolis, Minnesota

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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

Significance:

Regional

Sertoma Park Trail Bridge

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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

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Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway

Design: 148' Warren through truss and trestle

Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Moderate

Meridian Bridge

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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

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American Bridge Company of New York and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas

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Railroad/Original Owner: Meridian Highway Bridge Company

Design: 7 span double deck Pratt through truss

Double-decker truss lift bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

High

North Sioux City Railroad Bridge

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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

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

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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

Significance:

Regional