Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #10
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:
BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (North)
BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (North)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-302)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Foot Creek on the west side of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-45' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foot Creek
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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #13
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:
RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge
RCP&E Belle Fourche River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-313)
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:
Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (South)
Whitewood Creek Road Bridge (South)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #K-3)
This through plate girder bridge is one of two similar bridges across Whitewood Creek along Whitewood Creek Road
Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota
Owner: Lawrence County
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1908
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Whitewood Creek
Significance:
RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #4
RWRR Rapid Creek Bridge #4
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #W-274)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Rapid Creek in rural Pennington County
Creston, Pennington County, South Dakota
Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad
Status: Closed to all Traffic
Built 1924 and 1935 using spans fabricated c. 1922 and c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-60' deck plate girders and trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek
Significance:
RCP&E Pierre Street Bridge
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:
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #7
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:
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #4
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:
BNSF Lake Mitchell Bridge
BNSF Lake Mitchell Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-6)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Mitchell (Firesteel Creek) north of Mitchell
Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1906, 1911, 1919 and 1927
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
3 span deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Mitchell (Firesteel Creek)
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