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Big Sioux River BNRR Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota
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Side view

Photo taken Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail (formerly Burlington Northern Railroad) in Sioux Falls
Location
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1909 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.50310, -96.75611   (decimal degrees)
43°30'11" N, 96°45'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/681399/4819131 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Sioux Falls West
Inventory number
BH 32273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Big Sioux River (48)
Built 1909 (475)
Built during 1900s (4,269)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (60)
Open to pedestrians (1,959)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (33)
Rail-to-trail (512)
 Riveted (1,019)
South Dakota (425)
Through truss (9,256)
Truss (23,618)
Warren through truss (935)
Warren through truss with all verticals (146)
Warren truss (3,959)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Big Sioux River", "Warren through truss with all verticals"
  • December 3, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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