Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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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 Foot Creek Bridge (South)
BNSF Foot Creek Bridge (South)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-74)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Foot Creek south of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1916
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foot Creek
Significance:
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #6
RCP&E Bad River Bridge #6
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1640)
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:
Sertoma Park Trail Bridge
Sertoma Park Trail Bridge
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #150.7)
This Warren through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River alongside Interstate 229
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: City of Sioux Falls
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1906
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
for
Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway
Design:
148' Warren through truss and trestle
Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Significance:
RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge
RCP&E Boxelder Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-225)
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:
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)
Significance:
BNSF S. Fork Whetstone River Bridge
BNSF S. Fork Whetstone River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-276)
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:
BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)
BNSF Snake Creek Bridge (Mina)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #P-318)
This unique deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Snake Creek east of Mina
Mina, Brown County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910 using secondhand spans fabricated 1887 and 1888
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
65' and 45' deck plate girder and concrete arch skeleton abutment
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Snake Creek
Significance:
BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge
BNSF 462nd Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #O-312)
This concrete slab bridge crosses 462nd Avenue west of Marvin
Marvin, Grant County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status:
Built 1913
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
22' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over 462nd Avenue
Significance:
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
Beadle Park Railroad Bridge (East)
(Great Northern Railway Bridge #146.0)
This deck plate girder bridge is the eastern railroad bridge in Beadle Park
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
6-73' and 1-54' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River
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