Stray Horse Creek Bridge

Photos

Portal bracings

The markings resemble that of a bridge built by King Bridge Co.

Photo taken by Jason Smith

BH Photo #147303

The National Bridge Inventory reported construction date of 1910 is incorrect. The bridge should date to the 1890s.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Stray Horse Creek on 179th Street, 4.9 mi. east and 4 mi. north of Castlewood in Hamlin Township
Location: Hamlin County, South Dakota
Status: Closed to vehicular traffic
History: Built ca. 1890s, Closed in 1996
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Likely Builder)
Design: Pin-connected Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 82.7 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1993
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.78992, -96.92678 (decimal degrees)
44°47'24" N, 96°55'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/663997/4961704 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kranzburg SW
Inventory numbers: SD 29-279-010 (South Dakota structure number)
NRHP 93001292 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32224 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 5

November 5, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
October 15, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Reverted some changes.
October 8, 2009: Updated by Jason Smith: Bridge is closed to traffic; Bridge is a Warren through truss bridge