This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge is the sixth crossing of the Bad River along the former Chicago & North Western Railway and is located west of Midland

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This double intersection Warren pony truss once crossed the North Fork Bad River on the west side of Philip

Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Derailment; Replaced by New Bridge

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown and Peppard & Burrill of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss and trestle

Description:
Lost double intersection Warren pony truss over North Fork Bad River

Significance:

This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses Split Rock Creek in Brandon

Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1891

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

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

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek

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 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 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:

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 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:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the S. Fork Whetstone River in Milbank

Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whetstone River

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: