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Cliff Avenue Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota
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Photo taken in 1999 by Jason Smith

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Overview
Bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Cliff Avenue S of E 12th Street in Sioux Falls
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1973
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 302.5 ft.
Deck width: 61.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.54278, -96.71111   (decimal degrees)
43°32'34" N, 96°42'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/684915/4823637 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Sioux Falls East
Inventory number
BH 36420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 93.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
13,400

Categories 

Big Sioux River (47)
Built 1973 (56)
Built during 1970s (495)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (59)
Open (28,310)
Owned by city (3,051)
 Sioux Falls, South Dakota (20)
Skewed (4,080)
South Dakota (424)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Big Sioux River"
  • March 28, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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Cliff Avenue Bridge
Posted April 2, 2008, by Randy Brush

I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.

Cliff Avenue Bridge
Posted April 2, 2008, by Randy Brush

I went old truss bridge over Big Sioux River long time. it was open about 1890. i heard newspaper about truck crash on bridge december 1970. Police took driver in costody and book in jail and charge of drive under intoxcation. It was reopen in early spring 1971. It was not safe and lost truss bridge since 1973.