Rating:
1 vote

Fairview DAIR Bridge

Share:

Photo 

Overview

Photo taken 1998 by Jason Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge with pony plate girder approach over Big Sioux River on the BNSF Railway at Fairview
Location
Lincoln County, South Dakota, and Sioux County, Iowa
Status
Open to railroad traffic
Design
Warren pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.22382, -96.48821   (decimal degrees)
43°13'26" N, 96°29'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/703991/4788732 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fairview
Inventory number
BH 32251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Big Sioux River (47)
Dakota & Iowa Railroad (4)
Girder (3,237)
Iowa (3,503)
Lincoln County, South Dakota (11)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,251)
Pony truss (13,217)
Railroad (4,070)
Riveted (1,011)
Sioux County, Iowa (14)
South Dakota (424)
State line crossing (513)
Through girder (1,135)
Truss (23,568)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,958)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Big Sioux River", "Riveted"
  • January 30, 2006: Posted photo from Jason Smith

Sources 

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