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Chamberlain Bridge

Brule County, South Dakota, and Lyman County, South Dakota

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From the east, Aug 2010

Closed for construction on the approaches.

Photo taken by Clark Vance Aug 2010

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BH Photo #179963

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Facts 

Overview
Double-barreled through truss bridge over the Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Business Loop I-90 at Chamberlain
Location
Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, and Lyman County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925 as a four-span bridge; reconstructed 1953 as a double-barreled five span bridge incorporating five spans from a bridge at Wheeler
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Wheeler Bridge)
- Kansas City Bridge Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Wheeler Bridge)
- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works of Leavenworth, Kansas (Chamberlain Bridge) [also known as Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co.]
Design
Double-barreled, riveted, five-span Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 338.6 ft.
Total length: 2,004.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 37.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 2001
Also called
Chamberlain-Oacoma Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.81170, -99.33756   (decimal degrees)
43°48'42" N, 99°20'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/472851/4851014 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chamberlain
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
1,652
Inventory numbers
SD 08-068-084 (South Dakota structure number)
NRHP 01000999 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32161 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Brule County, South Dakota (7)
Built 1925 (1,310)
Built during 1920s (10,287)
Chamberlain, South Dakota (7)
County line crossing (534)
Custer Battlefield Highway (1)
Have street view (29,327)
Interstate 90 (39)
Kansas City Bridge Co. (144)
Lyman County, South Dakota (13)
Missouri River (123)
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. (131)
 Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works (32)
NR-listed (3,015)
Open (41,016)
Owned by state (16,595)
Pennsylvania truss (586)
Pin-connected (4,923)
Relocated (1,047)
South Dakota (721)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,269)
Through truss (17,374)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Truss (36,150)
US 16 (12)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2021: New photo from David Shedlock
  • July 13, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 29, 2021: New photo from Mark Yurina
  • May 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 26, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 15, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 25, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builders
  • January 25, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 20, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • September 28, 2010: New photos from Clark Vance

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Chamberlain Bridge
Posted September 27, 2009, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

This bridge is closed until late 2010 for refurbishment.