Railroad Bridges in , South Dakota
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RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
RCP&E Medicine Creek Bridge #1
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #222)
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
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Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
Elmen Park Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-131)
This quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Big Sioux River north of 12th Street
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Owner: Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1892
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
100' quadrangular lattice through truss and modular concrete girder
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
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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RCP&E Plum Creek Bridge
RCP&E Plum Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1563)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Plum Creek in rural Stanley County
Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota
Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plum Creek
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RCP&E 8th Street Bridge
RCP&E 8th Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #H-272)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses 8th Street in Sturgis
Sturgis, Meade 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' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street
Significance:
EE Split Rock Creek Bridge
EE Split Rock Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #P-103)
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:
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:
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
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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
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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
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