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RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #12

Stanley County, South Dakota

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RCP&E Bad River Bridge #12

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #397918

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Facts 

Overview
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Location
Stanley County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 930.0 ft.
Also called
CNW Bridge #1527
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.28497, -100.51088   (decimal degrees)
44°17'06" N, 100°30'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/379447/4904634 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Teton
Inventory number
BH 62505 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (408)
American Bridge Co. (1,269)
Built 1924 (655)
Built during 1920s (9,148)
Canadian Pacific Railway (485)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,224)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (302)
Lattice through truss (474)
Lattice truss (505)
Open (37,462)
Owned by railroad (10,482)
 Quadrangular lattice through truss (163)
Railroad (13,849)
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (36)
Riveted (1,971)
South Dakota (573)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,866)
Stanley County, South Dakota (11)
Through truss (13,232)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,578)
Truss (29,971)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 15, 2014: Added by Luke

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