RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #3

Photos 

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #3

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #398338

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Location

Haakon County, South Dakota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1885 in Winona, Minnesota; Relocated here Ca. 1928

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E)

Design

Quadrangular lattice through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 159.0 ft.
Total length: 945.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.05308, -101.32656   (decimal degrees)
44°03'11" N, 101°19'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/313634/4880400 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Nowlin

Inventory number

BH 58053 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 27, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• September 17, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Railroad"

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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