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BNSF - Falls Park Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photos 

View of The Falls and the Bridge on top.

Photo taken in Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #111446

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Through girders built 1919, remainder built 1947

Facts 

Overview
Girder Bridge over Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls on BNSF Railway
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1919 and 1947
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Dakota & Iowa Railroad (DAIR; D&I)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 52.0 ft.
Total length: 680.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.55514, -96.72362   (decimal degrees)
43°33'19" N, 96°43'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/683867/4824982 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sioux Falls East
Inventory number
BH 36207 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,515)
Big Sioux River (66)
Built 1919 (524)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Curved (461)
Dakota & Iowa Railroad (8)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Have street view (27,066)
 Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (28)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,878)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Big Sioux River"
  • August 8, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • April 3, 2010: New photos from Ruth Reynolds
  • February 6, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Ruth Reynolds - ruthmusic [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - John Marvig's Page on this bridge

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