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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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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 (406)
American Bridge Co. (1,250)
Built 1924 (642)
Built during 1920s (9,011)
Canadian Pacific Railway (476)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,192)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (302)
Lattice through truss (472)
Lattice truss (503)
Open (36,959)
Owned by railroad (10,324)
 Quadrangular lattice through truss (162)
Railroad (13,688)
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (36)
Riveted (1,961)
South Dakota (571)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,841)
Stanley County, South Dakota (11)
Through truss (13,146)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,564)
Truss (29,814)

Update Log 

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

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