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Post a comment Contact webmasterBridge was NOT relocated from 474th Street. It is an original RI bridge.
What I have heard back from the contractor of a local hotel
"The hotel patio design has been incorporated into the River Greenway improvements. The railroad bridge ends just prior to the hotel property line. A public sidewalk wraps around the hotel patio and connects to the bike path on the east side of the property."
Picture of the proposed development below. It sure looks like the bridge was saved...
I'm happy to hear that they are not going to chop the width on the other bridge like they did on this one...leave them at their original size and that will not only allow for passing room for opposing pedestrian traffic, but also let folks stand at the trusses and enjoy the view!
Thanks for sorting this all out!
This is the one that was moved here in 2010 Don:
http://bridgehunter.com/sd/davison/18060202/
Not sure what happened to the Firesteel Ck Bridge but it is definitely missing.
OK, so Nathan had already covered the Pease Creek Bridge being the one that will move.
I wish I could edit my own post to remove the redundant information.
Maybe we'll have that feature in the near future. Oh, well.
Don
The bridge at 43°46'32.37"N 98°18'21.99"W, which fits the position coordinates of Firesteel Creek bridge on 249th street in Davison County and was present in 2007, but missing on 30 December 2010, is a likely candidate for being the one that exists now as The Island Development bridge.
http://bridgehunter.com/sd/davison/18009050/
Satellite imagery isn't great for South Dakota.
Just a guess, but Pease Creek bridge
http://bridgehunter.com/sd/charles-mix/12317190/
Is probably the bridge being moved this summer 2013.
That's my $0.02
Don
This bridge is to be moved and preserved:
http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/75843/group/homepage/
The article mentions that this tiny little bridge must be designed to handle 400 people on its deck at one time. This undoubtedly refers to the ridiculous AASHTO guidelines for pedestrian bridges. If this bridge was moved to Times Square in New York City you wouldn't see 400 people on its deck.
Here is where the bridge is going according to the article:
The path parallels railroad tracks that stretch from 23rd Avenue (Cemetery Road) through an undeveloped area to the west end of Lake Mitchell, where it connects with a paved path and the bridge will be installed by late summer and will span an unnamed creek that drains into Lake Mitchell.
I discovered this bridge briefly mentioned here: http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/75843/group/homepage/ and I am not sure exactly where it came from. This bridge is undoubtedly already listed on BridgeHunter, but I am not sure which one it is because I have no photos of either this bridge now, or the other bridges in this county. If someone figures out which bridge this is we can likely merge two pages. In the meantime, this page represents the current location for this bridge, visible as a pony truss in satellite imagery.
Aerial views show a culvert now.
once again I have these bridges for sale next to US highway 85 in Bowman ND. Will be putting then back together this coming spring.If interested in them call 701 523 5380 Thanks steve
Still there as of late August 2012. (google earth proves this)
Still planned to be removed though
OK. so all NBI entries near Bowman, ND seem to have coordinates that put them offshore of Iceland. If I was from Bowman, ND, I'd be kind of insulted by that. 8^p
I decided to take a look at the bridge for sale in Bowman, ND, but was unable to find one in the NBI that is actually in the city of Bowman. I did find one listed as 3 miles west of Bowman, so I looked at that. The coordinates given in the NBI actually put that bridge offshore Reykjavik, Iceland, (per Google Maps) so I'm starting to think that maybe this whole bridge selling thing might be a scam.
NBI #000000006128070
Bowman County, North Dakota
Maybe Bjork will buy it.
i now have the bridge for sale in bowman nd.
Corten steel is a concept that's been around a while too; the vast majority of MOB's are made with it, and power companies are using it to construct new transmission poles in non- to low-moisture areas. Julie's right--it's low-maintenance and looks nice, but it runs and can get messy, and it turns concrete foundations orange. I wonder if this stuff soaking into the ground cam have an adverse effect on groundwater...I'm certainly not against using it; just a question to ponder. I don't think it's any worse than the paint or galvanizing used in other steel preservation methods...
the corten makes rusty stripes before toi long. just was educated on that steel. its cool but not clean.....
Very cool pedestrian bridge. And was wise to construct from Corten 'weathering' steel. No painting ever required !
+1 on the documenting the parking lot bridge. It might not be the prettiest of structures, but a parking garage built like a bridge certainly is notable, regardless of what anon-boy thinks.
I'm almost sure the parking ramp is gone. But if it is still there, document it! It certainly is noteworthy!
It was not shown as a railroad in 1962, so. It hasn't been used in a long time.
A bit far for me to do as a day trip but some photos seem called for.
I wonder if we should document the parking structure that crosses the river since it is going to be removed.
It was probably an old spur.
I don't see a legitimate reason to tear it down. It's not as low as some other bridges, and if you are worried about height, just raise it!
If it is still standing, maybe someone should try to save it. I doubt the city would listen, but it is worth a shot.
I'm not sure if it is too late for this bridge, but maybe someone or a group of people could work together with the city to come up with a more reasonable, economic and ideal solution.
Jack the plate girder bridge up to increase room for flood waters... demolish and replace with a historic truss bridge... do anything but what was done here.
That's a really dumb plan.
Note how next to the future pedestrian bridge, there are 3 empty piers. This is where the RI bridge currently is
I added the excellent pre-relocation photos that Lou posted in the forum into the actual gallery for easier viewing.
I think the Rock Island bridge is on a trail and preserved. The BNSF line is inactive or abandoned and this bridge might be the one you're thinking of:
I heard somewhere it's because there was lead in the bridge, and it restricted waterflow. Same with the rock island bridge downstream. The RI bridge will be replaced soon, so see it while you can!
Gross.
This bridge is lost and replaced by a prefab pedestrian bridge. The new bridge is 200 ft long, I guess.
Your Panaramio link has an unneeded period in it Nathan.
Was still there in 2008: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11956221. As such, this discredits the post saying it was gone in 2004.
Odds are good that it is gone. Phase 1 of the Downtown River Greenway Project completed June 1 2012.
The diagram on the web page says "New prefabricated 250' x 18' pedestrian bridge", "New bridge abutment" and "Remove existing abutments" among many other things. I think I got those measurements correct. They're hard to read.
Check it out for yourself:
http://www.siouxfalls.org/parks/park-planning/Projects/greenway/phase-1.aspx
According to the NBI date the original bridge is still there as of 2011.
Can anyone confirm that this is lost?
Can anyone confirm that this is lost? Reported lost in 2007 comment but still in street view.
Sioux Falls East, SD 1962 topo shows this as the CRI&P RR.
This is clearly a double intersection through truss railroad span. It likley came from a former bridge in Downtown...
Just discovered this bridge on Google Earth. Afterward, I found a random pic of it on the internet (I posted the link. If this bridge still exists that will be awesome. The pic on the link is dated to 2000, so I have to wonder. I will be in the area this July so I plan on going to take photos of it. Anyone with any info on this bridge please feel free to comment.
Sorry Jason, but this bridge is gone....
Thanks for sharing the bridge though!!!
This bridge is actually ex CNW.
And this bridge can be accessed by walking down the tracks...
These bridges are going to get some more attention since this bar will be on Tru TV. An episode apparently has someone attempting to jump off the bridge. http://www.trutv.com/shows/full_throttle_saloon/index.html
One of the two might be a bikes/longboards only bridge?
Maybe its just me, but what I do not understand if there is a pedestrian bridge here then what is the use of that modern pedestrian truss bridge (seen in the first photo) right next to this one?
This bridge has been demolished and replaced with
a concrete structure.
This bridge has been demolished and replaced with
a concrete structure.
I love this bridge. I wish it saw more traffic.
I love this bridge, although I wish it saw more traffic
This bridge was rebuilt in Summer of 2010
Sadly this bridge was destroyed last winter
The old bridge looks like it may have been a relocated RR bridge. The portal gusset reminds me of this one on a RR bridge, also in SD:
http://bridgehunter.com/photos/18/24/182461-L.jpg
http://bridgehunter.com/sd/pennington/cheyenne-river-rr/
Could it possible be by The American Bridge Company?
This bridge still exists....it was moved from its original location 2 miles to the Newell (SD) municipal golf course and crosses a waterway there in March 2002. Had a wooden deck with only a 4-ton limit at time of removal. One of only 4 like this in the state of SD.
Lou Merchen
The official name of this bridge is the Four Corners Bridge; built at the corner of 4 counties and cost was paid by the 4 counties.
This bridge is officially called the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge and states so on its bridge plate.
This bridge is no longer in this location. It was sold and moved in Aug. 2008 30 miles to Sturgis, SD and is now used as a tourist attraction and called the Full Throtle Saloon bridge. You can see photos of it at its present and former locations listed under Full Throtle.
Bismark Bridge in its original location...
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Bismark Bridge in its original location...
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Bismark Bridge photos in origial location
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Photos of the Bismark Bridge in its location...now a attraction at Full Throtle.
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The two sections of bridge when together were called the Bismark Bridge. It was built in 1912 by the Canton Bridge Co. The two sections were a total of 274'. It was originally located 6 miles east of a tiny town called Vale, SD It was sold and moved to its present location (30 miles) in Aug.2008. Was on the National Historic Register.
The bridge plate is still in place. The deck is wooden planks. It was closed for safety reason and a new concrete one built beside it in summer of 2007.
We'd love to see these Lou!
I have several photos of the Bismark Bridge when it was in its origianl location.
named to the historic register yet completely restricted to the public. Sounds illegal to me. Amazing how quickly the county caved when one persons checkbook came out.
Makes me want to don a Harley and take a ride!! :>)
I wished more private business owners would follow this example.
Yup.....It's a Canton bridge!
An excellent example of how creative thinking can lead to a unique adaptive reuse for a historic bridge.
I found several Flickr photos of higher resolution for both of these Saloon bridges, but all of them are "All Rights Reserved" and not allowed for reuse as such, but I did post links to them in the External Links section for each bridge.
This bridge's portal has frills on it like Canton Bridge Company might have built it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmurphpix/3810660846/
Now here is an interesting way to preserve a bridge--relocate it to a biker bar and use it as a stage and a bar! Now, this bridge and the other one had to be relocated to the saloon, but, obviously, the bridges were in service somewhere else. Does anyone have a clue? I would like to know the history of these bridges.
I just added this bridge and looked at some of the Panoramio photos of it, and it is obviously a bridge that was built long before 1940. Based on its design features, it looks to be a truss built sometime during the first decade of the 20th century, or perhaps even the late 1800's. The bridge has a timber deck and is pin-connected, suggesting that the 1940 build date is most likely when this 100+-year old bridge was moved to this location.
There is footage of someone driving a Speeder across the bridge on YouTube and I suspect that is the only type of traffic this bridge sees.
Very unique indeed! Beats the heck out of a slab!!
This wooden interchange from 1968 is so exceptional and I wonder if there are any other such wooden structures.
Found this bridge while traveling on I90 and thought the bridge deserved some pictures. Wish I had taken some close up shots.
This bridge is on 461st, just south of Hwy 19A in Centerville. When we saw it in July 2009, it was closed, heard they were working on it, then went back in May 2010 and they had removed the old bridge and put a new one in.
Why is this bridge listed under "Covered Bridges"?
This bridge is no longer open to the public. The road was recently abandoned by the county and the bridge is now on private land. I was lucky enough to go see it over the summer before this happened.
I like it , I like it a lot. I have seen a few modern built bow string foot bridges on hiking trails and parks in Arkansas but nothing this long or elaborate. I would definitely like to see more of these spring up around the country.
Welded connections tell me that this is a modern bridge, and a peculiar looking one at that. It definitely has a lot more character than a slab!
This bridge is closed until late 2010 for refurbishment.
Pictures from a nice summer evening - July 22, 2008. Could feel a little "give" while standing on the bridge and my wife drove the Suburban over...
Cool bridge...nice pics too...I like the vines also !!
I heard newspaper since May 11, 2008. A ten ton load limit has been placed on the Meridian Bridge at Yankton, South Dakota. All truck over ten ton use other bridges at Vermillion or Springfield over Missouri River. It are fair condition. Thank you.
I was last trip at Iverson crossing ober Big Sioux River since 1970. I return it again summer 2004. It was closed to traffic after 2000. The wood floor was removed at camelback bridge. It was not safe. I have photo newspaper of Sioux Falls at home. Thank you for show photo.
I see railroad bridges over Big Sioux River. It was open about 1888. I know It is over 120 years old. thank you show of old railroad bridge.
I was old camelback truss bridge on Sixth Street. it was open about 1915. It was lost bridge after 1975. Thank you for show picture.
I see old railroad truss bridge on ground. I know it was removed. it is new rosd bridge. Thank you for show picture.
I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.
I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.
This bridge is closed to through traffic due to the road being washed out between this and the pony span.
Bridge is privately owned and is closed to all through traffic.
According to the information by the county engineer and from my visit, that bridge spanned a tributary to the Big Sioux, just east of Big Sioux Road Bridge, a through truss bridge over the Big Sioux River itself. Both bridges are closed to traffic due to the road being washed out on many occasions. When I was there, I had to stop at this bridge and turn around because the road was impassable.
it was open since 1912. two lane on traffic and parking lot on bridge. it was destruction date late summer 2004. it was new four lane and open on traffic. no parking on the bridges anymore. THANK YOU.
Construction of a new bridge began in July of 2007. The new bridge, known as the "Discovery Bridge" in honor of Lewis and Clark will be built two blocks west of the current bridge. This new bridge will provide a better alignment for US 81 and large trucks will not longer need to navigate two sharp turns in Yankton. Supposedly, the old bridge may be converted into use as a pedestrian bridge.
I am remember Cherry Rock Park Bridge long time. i know other bridge Cliff Ave. over Big Sioux River. It was open about 1890. It was two truss span bridge. It was closed due of truck accident since winder 1970. Police took driver in custody. He book in jail and charge driver under intoxcation. Cliff Ave. Bridge was dismantled after about 1972. New four lane bridge at Cliff Ave. over Big Sioux River and open late 1973. I know old bridge was lost for rest of place. I have no photo for other bridge in Sioux Falls. thank you.
I am remember Cherry Rock Park Bridge long time. i know other bridge Cliff Ave. over Big Sioux River. It was open about 1890. It was two truss span bridge. It was closed due of truck accident since winder 1970. Police took driver in custody. He book in jail and charge driver under intoxcation. Cliff Ave. Bridge was dismantled after about 1972. New four lane bridge at Cliff Ave. over Big Sioux River and open late 1973. I know old bridge was lost for rest of place. I have no photo for other bridge in Sioux Falls. thank you.
A few pictures from a rainy Saturday afternoon.
Here are some photos taken March 18, 2007. They are from the north to south...
This bridge is scheduled to be removed and relocated to the City of Mitchell to be used as part of the City's bike/pedestrian trail system. On March 18, 2007, the bridge was no longer passable - high water from recent snow melt washed behind the north concrete abutment moving it southward. I've got some pictures I'll post one of these days.
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