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Canton Railway Bridge

Lincoln County, South Dakota, and Lyon County, Iowa
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Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the BNSF Railway at Canton
Location
Lincoln County, South Dakota, and Lyon County, Iowa
Status
Open to railroad traffic
Design
Pratt through truss
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)
USGS topographic map
Canton
Inventory number
BH 32250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Big Sioux River (47)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (464)
Howe Lattice portal bracing (3 Rhombus with subdivided heel bracing) (2)
Iowa (3,491)
Lincoln County, South Dakota (11)
Lyon County, Iowa (39)
Open (28,296)
Owned by railroad (4,035)
 Pratt through truss (3,162)
Pratt truss (5,654)
Riveted (1,011)
South Dakota (424)
State line crossing (513)
Through truss (9,200)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • 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

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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