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Kemp Avenue Bridge

Codington County, South Dakota

Photos 

A closer look at the stone railing and the roadway

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #147309

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel arch bridge over Big Sioux River on Kemp Avenue in Watertown
Location
Codington County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Design
Steel and stone masonry arch bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 22.3 ft.
Total length: 111.2 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1993
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.90306, -97.15072   (decimal degrees)
44°54'11" N, 97°09'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/645997/4973844 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Watertown West
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
5,053
Inventory numbers
SD 15-181-171 (South Dakota structure number)
NRHP 93001264 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 32187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 92.3 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Arch (12,100)
Big Sioux River (66)
Built 1935 (1,451)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Codington County, South Dakota (7)
Concrete inset railing (446)
Deck arch (11,339)
 NR-listed (2,960)
Open (39,882)
Owned by city (5,399)
South Dakota (665)
Span length under 25 feet (6,894)
Steel arch (376)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,169)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Big Sioux River", "Concrete inset railing"
  • October 9, 2009: Updated by Jason Smith: steel and stone masonry arch bridge; 5 arches

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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