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RCPE - Plum Creek Bridge

Stanley County, South Dakota

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RCP&E Plum Creek Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #397982

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Plum Creek on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Location
Stanley County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Builder
- Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa [also known as Clinton Bridge & Iron Works]
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 425.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.21042, -100.72623   (decimal degrees)
44°12'38" N, 100°43'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/362090/4896693 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wendte
Inventory number
BH 77948 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,707)
Built 1931 (931)
Built during 1930s (11,746)
Canadian Pacific Railway (559)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (70)
Clinton Bridge Works (17)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (342)
Girder (10,231)
Open (39,881)
 Owned by railroad (12,414)
Plate girder (7,920)
Railroad (15,410)
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (47)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Stanley County, South Dakota (13)
Through girder (3,810)
Timber stringer (4,014)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,223)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 19, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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