Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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Riverdale Park Trail Bridge
Riverdale Park Trail Bridge
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
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BNSF 147th Street Bridge
BNSF 147th Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-268 1/2)
This concrete slab bridge crosses 147th Street east of Milbank
Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
43' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 147th Street
Significance:
BNSF 452nd Avenue Bridge
BNSF 452nd Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-330 1/2)
This concrete slab bridge crosses 452nd Avenue east of Ortley
Ortley, Roberts County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
20' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 452nd Avenue
Significance:
BNSF SD-105 Bridge (West)
BNSF SD-105 Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-252 1/2)
This steel stringer bridge is the western crossing of South Dakota Highway 105 in North Sioux City
North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
35' steel stringer and trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Main Street (South Dakota Highway 105)
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RCP&E Redwater River Bridge
RCP&E Redwater River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #3000)
This through plate girder bridge crosses the Redwater River in Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
65' through plate girder and trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Redwater River
Significance:
Falls Park Railroad Bridge
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
Great Northern Railway
Design:
Through and deck plate girder spans
Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
RCP&E Whitewood Creek Bridge
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
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
175' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek
Significance:
RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Oral)
RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Oral)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-86)
This large Pratt through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway secondary line over the Cheyenne River near Oral
Oral, Fall River County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1898
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-172' and 1-196' Pratt through trusses, 1-44' and 6-38' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River
Significance:
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12
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
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River
Significance:
BNSF James River Bridge (Yankton)
BNSF James River Bridge (Yankton)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #T-368)
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
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