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DAIR - Canton Bridge

Lincoln County, South Dakota, and Lyon County, Iowa

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #108781

Map 

Description 

Truss was originally fabricated in 1909 as part of Bridge #Z-1154 (Des Moines River Bridge near Madrid, Iowa) and moved here 1917. 72' deck girder replaced a 75' deck girder in 1931. 72' foot span rebuilt from an 1887 through girder, and 75' span shipped to Tomah bridge shops to be reused elsewhere. Information comes from CMStP&P records at the South Dakota Historical Society and the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Location
Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, and Lyon County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Truss built 1909 and moved here 1917, Approach added 1931; Destroyed 2019
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa (Deck girder reconstruction)
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota & Iowa Railroad (DAIR; D&I)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 385.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #T-648
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.29867, -96.57803   (decimal degrees)
43°17'55" N, 96°34'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/696455/4796830 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Canton
Inventory number
BH 32250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (603)
Beam (17,105)
Big Sioux River (72)
Built 1917 (669)
Built during 1910s (10,074)
Canton, South Dakota (2)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (79)
Dakota & Iowa Railroad (14)
Deck girder (6,398)
Destroyed by flood (743)
Girder (11,344)
Howe Lattice portal bracing (3 Rhombus with subdivided heel bracing) (3)
Iowa (6,818)
Lincoln County, South Dakota (24)
Lost (29,924)
 Lost 2019 (169)
Lost during 2010s (3,639)
Lyon County, Iowa (51)
Owned by railroad (13,726)
Plate girder (8,875)
Pratt through truss (6,227)
Pratt truss (10,533)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
South Dakota (722)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,493)
State line crossing (933)
Steel stringer (6,805)
Through truss (17,800)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,606)
Truss (36,695)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added relocation information
  • October 16, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added information from SDSHS files
  • January 2, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Big Sioux River", "Riveted", "Howe Lattice portal bracing (3 Rhombus with subdivided heel bracing)"
  • January 30, 2006: Posted photo from Jason Smith

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DAIR - Canton Bridge
Posted June 26, 2019, by John Marvig

This bridge collapsed in March and is being replaced with a new bridge.