Railroad Bridges in South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Great Plains of the Midwest. The state has a relatively small amount of railroads, serving mainly agricultural industries.
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RCP&E 8th Street Bridge
RCP&E 8th Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-272)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses 8th Street in Sturgis
Sturgis, Meade 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' deck plate girder
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street
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RCP&E Pierre Street Bridge
RCP&E Pierre Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #301 1/4)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Pierre Street in downtown Pierre
Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 2-37' through plate girders and 2-16' steel stringers
Trough floor through plate girder bridge over Pierre Street
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RCP&E Whitewood Creek Bridge
RCP&E Whitewood Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-287)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over Whitewood Creek in Whitewood
Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1898
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 175' Pratt through truss
Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek
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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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BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge
BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-312)
This concrete slab bridge crosses 462nd Avenue west of Marvin
Marvin, Grant County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status:
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 22' concrete slab
Concrete slab bridge over 462nd Avenue
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