This massive concrete arch bridge crosses the Whetstone River in Big Stone City

Big Stone City, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Whetstone River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River at Riverdale Park

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: City of Sioux Falls

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930 using a secondhand span fabricated 1888

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This through truss bridge crosses the James River east of Yankton

Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1932 using a truss span fabricated c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
136' Pratt through truss and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over James River

Significance:

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

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss over Boxelder Creek

Significance:

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:

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 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

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

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

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:

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

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belle Fourche River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Rapid Creek in Rapid City

Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-72' through plate girders and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek

Significance: