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View from the south

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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Overview
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Sioux River on Eighth Street in Sioux Falls
Location
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.3 ft.
Total length: 241.2 ft.
Deck width: 52.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1993
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.54861, -96.72558   (decimal degrees)
43°32'55" N, 96°43'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
SD 50-203-206 (South Dakota bridge number)
NRHP 93001308 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32279 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 59.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
10,163

Categories 

Arch (7,553)
Built 1912 (349)
Built during 1910s (3,558)
Closed-spandrel arch (1,112)
Deck arch (6,647)
Lost (546)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (54)
NR-listed (1,470)
Owned by city (1,880)
Replaced by new bridge (452)
South Dakota (360)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,250)
Structurally deficient (10,792)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,775)

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Eighth Street Bridge
Posted November 16, 2007, by Randy Brush

it was open since 1912. two lane on traffic and parking lot on bridge. it was destruction date late summer 2004. it was new four lane and open on traffic. no parking on the bridges anymore. THANK YOU.