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 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

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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

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

by

Unknown

for

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 Whitewood Creek Bridge
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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

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 175' Pratt through truss

Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

Regional

BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Milbank)
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BNSF 4th Street Bridge (Milbank)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-274 1/2)

This concrete slab bridge crosses 4th Street in Milbank

Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and widened 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-16', 2-12' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
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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

Significance:

Local