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Cheyenne River RR Bridge

Pennington County, South Dakota
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Looking East

RR bridge to the south of the highway bridge.

Photo taken by Clark Vance in Aug 2010

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Description 

Appears to be used regularly and well maintained. West trestle was being rehabbed in Aug 2010.

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Chicago & Northwestern RR
Location
Pennington County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927 by American Bridge Company
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Two Warren through trusses in the middle, lattice through trusses on the ends, trestle approaches.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.08028, -102.40088   (decimal degrees)
44°04'49" N, 102°24'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/708103/4884074 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 1 N., R. 14 E., Sec 2
Elevation
2290 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Wasta
Inventory number
BH 46494 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1927 (533)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Lattice truss (265)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Pennington County, South Dakota (19)
 Quadrangular lattice through truss (80)
South Dakota (424)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)
Warren through truss (926)
Warren through truss with all verticals (143)
Warren truss (3,958)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2010: Added by Clark Vance

Related Bridges 

  • Kewash Trail Bridge (Same design) - Another lattice with drilled cutouts in the portal gussets

Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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