This through plate girder bridge crosses the Vermillion River west of Vermillion

Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 using spans fabricated 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-60' through plate girders and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vermillion River

Significance:

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:

This unique through truss bridge crosses the Cheyenne River east of Wasta

Wasta, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using two spans fabricated 1887

and fabricated by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4 span through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River

Significance:

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:

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:

This through plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Medicine Creek in Presho

Presho, Lyman County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 using a span fabricated 1907

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Rapid Creek in Rapid City

Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Ringneck & Western Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937 using spans fabricated 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-72' through plate girders and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek

Significance:

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:

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:

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: