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BNSF - Devils Gulch Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photo 

File:Devils Gulch Hist. Dist. 1.jpg

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Map 

Description 

Build date provided by Great Northern Fergus Falls Division Bridge Book, located at the Minnesota Historical Society Archives

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Devils Gulch on BNSF Railway
Location
Garretson, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Recognition
Listed as a contributing resource to the Devils Gulch Historic District
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.72186, -96.50000   (decimal degrees)
43°43'19" N, 96°30'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/701372/4844018 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Garretson West
Inventory number
BH 59999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,506)
Built 1902 (520)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Deck girder (5,745)
Garretson, South Dakota (1)
Girder (10,234)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
 NR-contributing (147)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,428)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,265)

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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