RCP&E - Bad River Bridge #11

Photos 

RCP&E Bad River Bridge #11

East Approach

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #397939

Map 

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: 610.0 ft.

Also called

CNW Bridge #1531

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.27121, -100.53519   (decimal degrees)
44°16'16" N, 100°32'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/377479/4903142 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Teton

Inventory number

BH 72518 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 22, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• June 18, 2016: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad", "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad"

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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