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MILW - Rapid Creek Bridge #1

Pennington County, South Dakota

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Abandoned Rapid Creek Bridge #1

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #398635

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rapid Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1907
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.08017, -103.20509   (decimal degrees)
44°04'49" N, 103°12'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/643711/4882343 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rapid City East
Inventory number
BH 77949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,721)
Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,226)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,030)
Closed (2,665)
Girder (10,241)
Owned by state (15,996)
Pennington County, South Dakota (33)
 Plate girder (7,929)
Railroad (15,431)
Rapid City, South Dakota (2)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,432)
Through girder (3,811)
Timber stringer (4,020)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,269)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 19, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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