BNSF - Falls Park Bridge

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 

• View #1

Description 

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 

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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