Boxelder Creek Bridge

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In original location

Taken June 22, 2002 just before it was replaced.

Photo taken by Lou Merchen June 2002

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If you zoom in on the Google aerial photo you can see what I assume to be the old bridge roughly 100 yards ESE of the current bridge. Somewhat of a mystery how it got to its present location. It was torch cut into two unequal pieces and some of the deck beams had been removed but there was no sign that it had been dragged or pushed other than the deformation to the NW end. The soil seemed undisturbed other than by prairie dog burrows and there was no evidence of recent activity around it. I couldn't tell if it had been cut where it sat or had been cut then moved there in sections.

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Overview: Nearly lost through truss bridge over Boxelder Creek on Base Line Road, 1.0 mi. west and 3.8 mi. south of Wasta
Location: Pennington County, South Dakota
Status: Relocated 100 yards ESE of former location and partly dismantled
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 2002
Design: Pratt through truss riveted from simple shapes
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 151.9 ft.
Total length: 154.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.1 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.01172, -102.46611 (decimal degrees)
44°00'42" N, 102°27'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/703114/4876296 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wasta
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 34
Inventory numbers: SD 52-790-348 (South Dakota structure number)
BH 32299 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 92.9 (out of 100)
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Boxelder Creek Bridge

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