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DAIR - Big Sioux Crossing (Hawarden)

Sioux County, Iowa, and Union County, South Dakota

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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Hawarden)

North Approach

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2016

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BH Photo #345330

Map 

Description 

Ca. Build date comes from two similar spans at Lanesboro, Minnesota and Merrill, Wisconsin

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Location
Sioux County, Iowa, and Union County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built Ca. 1894
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota & Iowa Railroad (DAIR; D&I)
Design
Pratt through truss with pinned connections; trestle approaches on both ends of the main span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 585.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.05035, -96.49454   (decimal degrees)
43°03'01" N, 96°29'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/704053/4769452 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hawarden North
Inventory number
BH 51955 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Beam (15,716)
Big Sioux River (66)
Built 1894 (240)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,025)
Dakota & Iowa Railroad (8)
Iowa (6,499)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,390)
 Pratt truss (9,297)
Railroad (15,414)
Sioux County, Iowa (32)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
State line crossing (847)
Through truss (15,062)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,784)
Union County, South Dakota (15)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • December 1, 2016: New photo from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • October 1, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • September 22, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added Build Date from Contractor
  • January 9, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 3, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Big Sioux River", "Wooden deck"
  • July 22, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway"
  • April 5, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • April 5, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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