Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota


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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1602)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the seventh crossing of the Bad River along the former Chicago & North Western Railway and is located near the ghost town of Capa

Capa, Jones County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

EE Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

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EE Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-106)

This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Big Sioux River west of Brandon

Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
150' quadrangular lattice through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

Presho Railroad Bridge (East)

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Presho Railroad Bridge (East)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-88)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1913

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

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

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Pierre Street Bridge

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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

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' through plate girders and 2-16' steel stringers

Description:
Trough floor through plate girder bridge over Pierre Street

Significance:

Local

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #13

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #13

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1509)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River west of Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)

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Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-125)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge at Beadle Park

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
2-148' quadrangular lattice through trusses and concrete modular girder

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #16

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #16

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1506)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in Fort Pierre

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

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-131' quadrangular lattice through trusses, steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Moderate

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

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1567)

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

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

Regional