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RCPE - 8th Street Bridge

Meade County, South Dakota

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RCP&E 8th Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #398540

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Location
Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.41474, -103.52221   (decimal degrees)
44°24'53" N, 103°31'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/617652/4919000 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sturgis
Inventory number
BH 77953 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,508)
Built 1914 (808)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
Canadian Pacific Railway (559)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,405)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (342)
Deck girder (5,750)
Girder (10,239)
Meade County, South Dakota (7)
 Open (39,885)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,927)
Railroad (15,426)
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (47)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Sturgis, South Dakota (2)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 19, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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