Railroad Bridges in South Dakota
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BNSF Moccasin Creek Bridge (North)
BNSF Moccasin Creek Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-72)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Moccasin Creek south of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1916
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 2-40' through plate girders
Through plate girder bridge over Moccasin Creek
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Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #146.0)
This deck plate girder bridge is the eastern railroad bridge in Beadle Park
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway
Design: 6-73' and 1-54' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River
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RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #222)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Medicine Creek east of Blunt
Blunt, Hughes County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 60' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek
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BNSF Whetstone River Bridge
BNSF Whetstone River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-266)
This massive concrete arch bridge crosses the Whetstone River in Big Stone City
Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 2-60' closed spandrel concrete arches
Concrete arch bridge over Whetstone River
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Oak Ridge)
DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Oak Ridge)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-598)
This Pratt pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River north of Hudson
Hudson, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa
Owner: D&I Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1932 using spans fabricated 1900 and 1904
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design: 123' Pratt pony truss, 50' deck plate girder, 43-14' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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