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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BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge

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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

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1527)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge

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RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-313)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Belle Fourche River in Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 70' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Through plate girder bridge over Belle Fourche River

Significance:

Local

Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)

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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

Significance:

Local

Falls Park Railroad Bridge

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Falls Park Railroad Bridge

(Great Northern Railway Bridge #0.2)

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses the Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1918 and 1947 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1900 and c. 1920

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Great Northern Railway

Design: Through and deck plate girder spans

Through and deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional