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 482nd Avenue Bridge
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BNSF 482nd Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-272)

This concrete slab bridge crosses 482nd Avenue east of Milbank

Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 26' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over 482nd Avenue

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #4
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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #4

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1652)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River between Midland and Philip

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1928 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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

Design: 142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-648)

This Pratt through truss bridge once carried a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line across the Big Sioux River in Canton

Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota to Beloit, Lyon County, Iowa

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Flooding

Built 1917 and 1931 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909 and 1898

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Unknown

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

Design: 136' Pratt through truss, 72' deck plate girder and 13-14' steel stringers

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge
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RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-225)

This Quadrangular lattice through truss carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line across Boxelder Creek in Black Hawk

Black Hawk, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918 using spans fabricated c. 1880

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-127' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Quadrangular lattice through truss over Boxelder Creek

Significance:

High

BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)
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BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-318)

This unique deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Snake Creek east of Mina

Mina, Brown County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using secondhand spans fabricated 1887 and 1888

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Unknown

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

Design: 65' and 45' deck plate girder and concrete arch skeleton abutment

Deck plate girder bridge over Snake Creek

Significance:

Regional