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American Creek Bridge (1917)

Brule County, South Dakota

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American Creek Bridge (Older)

This postcard is postmarked 1910.

Old Postcard from Stewart Edwin Beitler Collection

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BH Photo #541215

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over American Creek on Main Street
Location
Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built 1917; Destroyed a few years later by flooding caused by artesian wells
Builders
- F.M. Raush
- Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) of Des Moines, Iowa (1902-193X)
Design
Warren deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.81567, -99.32751   (decimal degrees)
43°48'56" N, 99°19'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/473660/4851451 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chamberlain
Inventory number
BH 75324 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Brule County, South Dakota (7)
Built 1917 (672)
Built during 1910s (10,241)
Chamberlain, South Dakota (7)
Deck truss (2,050)
Destroyed by flood (856)
F.M. Raush (1)
 Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) (57)
Lost (31,819)
Owned by city (6,284)
South Dakota (728)
Truss (38,324)
Warren deck truss (691)
Warren truss (7,182)

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • January 25, 2017: Added by Luke

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