Big Sioux River

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10th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1978
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 10th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

11th Street Viaduct (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1971; rehabilitated 1986
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Ave, Big Sioux R & RR on 11th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

254th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1983
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 254 Th Street
Open to traffic

3rd Avenue Bridge (Codington County, South Dakota)
Built 1941
Concrete stringer bridge over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park on 3rd Ave N in Watertown
Open to traffic

474th Avenue Bridge (Old) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Relocated here Ca. 1930, Replaced and put into storage 1997
Lost Quadrangular Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 474th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

474th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1997
Stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 474 th Avenue
Open to traffic

Akron Bridge (Plymouth County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bahnson Avenue Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1989 on an alignment east of previous bridge. Old bridge was demolished. S approach renamed Glennwood Circle
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Bahnson Avenue in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Banning Mill and Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
The bridge was built three times in its lifetime: 1884, 1895, and 1899. While it was washed away the first two times, the bridge collapsed under a herd of cattle the third time. It was never rebuilt.
Lost bridge over Big Sioux River on 267th Street just south of Hwy. 42 and Iverson Bridges near East Sioux Falls
Collapsed

Beliot Bridge (Old) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built in 1897 by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Company replacing a ferry. Replaced in 1971
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Apple Avenue/ 283rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Beloit Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1971 replacing a one-span pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss bridge built in 1897
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux River on Bridge Street (IA)/ 283rd Street (SD)
Open to traffic

Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 255th Street
Removed but not replaced

Big Sioux River Bridge (Moody County, South Dakota)
Built 1910
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 480th Ave.
Removed but not replaced

Big Sioux River Bridge (Brookings County, South Dakota)
Built 1902
Lost Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 220th Street
Removed but not replaced

Big Sioux River Bridge (Brookings County, South Dakota)
Built 1930
Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 470th Avenue, 0.6 mi. west and 4.1 mi. south of Brookings in Medary Township
Open to traffic

Big Sioux River Bridge (Hamlin County, South Dakota)
Built 1934; replaced 2016
Lost pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 181th Street, 2 mi. north and 1.2 mi. west of Castlewood in Castlewood Township
Replaced by a new bridge

Big Sioux Road Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built ca. 1910 by the Western Bridge and Constuction Co. Abandoned in 1998, later removed.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Big Sioux Road, 3 mi. south of Baltic
Removed but not replaced

BNSF - Beadle Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1924, South Approach Rebuilt 2006
Deck Girder Bridge over Big Sioux River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Big Sioux River on BNSF Railroad
Open to traffic

BNSF - Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1931
Crosses Big Sioux River between 6th and 8th streets
Replaced by a MOB

BNSF - Big Sioux River Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1900; Relocated Here 1907; Approaches Added 1930
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - Falls Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1919 and 1947
Girder Bridge over Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

Calliope Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1880; Repaired/Lally column built 1895; 100' Pratt added 1907; Removed ca. 1930
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Johnson Street
Removed; A lally column remains

Castlewood Bridge (Original Location) (Hamlin County, South Dakota)
Built 1894, replaced after June 1990
Thacher through truss bridge over Big Sioux River
Replaced by a new bridge

Cherry Rock Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1902
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River at Cherry Rock Park in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Cliff Avenue Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1973
Bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Cliff Avenue S of E 12th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Cliff Avenue Bridge (Old) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1894; relocated here from 10th St. in 1934; replaced in 1972.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Cliff Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

CNW - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brookings County, South Dakota)
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Chicago & North Western Rwy
Replaced by a new bridge

DAIR - Beresford Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1904, Girders Added 1913
Three-span through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Dakota & Iowa Railroad at Hawarden
Open to railroad traffic

DAIR - Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1957 using a secondhand span
Through Plate Girder Bridge over Big Sioux River on D&I Railroad
Open to traffic

DAIR - Big Sioux River Bridge (Union County, South Dakota)
Built 1900, Moved Here 1907
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Open to traffic

DAIR - Canton Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Truss built 1909 and moved here 1917, Approach added 1931; Destroyed 2019
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Destroyed by flooding

DAIR - Dawson Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Open to traffic

DAIR - Fairview Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Built Ca. 1900; girders moved here 1911; Truss added 1932
Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

DAIR - Hudson Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1931; Approaches upgraded Ca. 2010s
Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Open to traffic

DAIR - Oak Ridge Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Built 1900 and 1904 at other locations, moved here 1932; Rehabilitated 2014
Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Open to traffic

Dell Rapids Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1929
Concrete girder bridge over Big Sioux River on Garfield Avenue in Dell Rapids
Replaced by a new bridge

EE - Beadle Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1893
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

EE - Elmen Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1892
Quadrangular truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to railroad traffic

Egan Bridge (Moody County, South Dakota)
Built 1922
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 2nd Street in Egan
Open to traffic

Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1887
Quadrangular through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned

Falls Park Pipeline Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River at Falls Park in Sioux Falls on pipeline
Open to traffic

GN - Sioux Falls Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Great Northern Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Hawarden Bridge (Sioux County, Iowa)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hudson Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Built 1915; east span washed out 1976
Abandoned through truss bridge over Big Sioux River south of Hudson
Abandoned with one span missing

I-229 Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Haunched steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux River on I229 N in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

I-229 Big Sioux River Bridge at Western Ave. Exit (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1994
Stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on I-229, 0.3 mi. W of Western Ave. Interchange in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

I-90 Bridge at Big Sioux Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1992
Stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv, Local Road on I-90 W&E in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

I29 Big Sioux River Bridge (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Big Sioux River on Interstate 29
Destroyed by flooding

IC - Big Sioux River Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1887 by the Union Bridge Company, removed 1972
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Former Illinois Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced

Indian School Bridge (Moody County, South Dakota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on N Crescent Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Iverson Crossing (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Formerly part of the Iverson Road linking Sioux Falls with Sibley, IA and Blue Earth, MN, it was named after the Iverson family, whose homestead was located near this bridge. First bridge built in 1889, but was replaced with current span in 1897.
Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Iverson Crossing Road east of East Sioux Falls and 1.3 miles west of Rowena
Closed to all traffic

Kemp Avenue Bridge (Codington County, South Dakota)
Built 1935
Steel arch bridge over Big Sioux River on Kemp Avenue in Watertown
Open to traffic

Klondike Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1913-15 by the Western Bridge and Construction Co. of Omaha. Bypassed by modern bridge in 1977.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 180th Street southeast of Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Maple Road Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Maple Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only

Meadowland Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Meadowland Street (now private), 5 miles south of Baltic
Closed to all traffic

Military Road Bridge (Old) (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1923; Replaced 1976
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Big Sioux River on Military Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Military Road Bridge (Older) (Woodbury County, Iowa)
Built 1882; Camelback built by South Dakota to replace pile trestle later; Replaced 1923
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

MILW - Big Sioux River Bridge (Canton) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Milwaukee Road
Demolished

MILW - Natural Pier Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Deck truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Old Jefferson Bridge (Plymouth County, Iowa)
Built 1915; Road Vacated 1967; Collapsed 2006
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 483rd Avenue
Collapsed

RCPE - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brookings County, South Dakota)
Built 1910
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic

RI - Big Sioux River Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Abandoned and removed ca. 1972
Lost DPG bridge over Big Sioux River on former Rock Island RR
Demolished and removed with piers remaining

Riverdale Park Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1888
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River City Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Riverview Hotel Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built Ca. 1888, Rehabilitated 2013
Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Bike Path
Open to pedestrians only

Russell Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1978
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on Russell St (SD Hwy. 38) south of Maple Rd. Bridge in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

Sertoma Park Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1906
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians only

US18 Big Sioux River Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1978
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux River on US 18
Open to traffic

US18 Big Sioux River Bridge (Old) (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1927; Replaced 1978
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on US 18
Replaced by a new bridge

West 41st Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1965; rehabilitated 1976; replaced in 2010
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 41st Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic

White Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1893, may have been relocated here in 1925; repaired after accident in 1986
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 220th Street near Canton
Closed to all traffic

Yankton Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Built 1895 by W.S. Hewett & Co.
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Old Yankton Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only