RCPE - Cheyenne River Bridge

Photos 

RCP&E Cheyenne River Bridge (Oral)

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2017

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BH Photo #398428

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Location

Fall River County, South Dakota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1910 using Relocated 1898 Trusses

Builders

- American Bridge Co. of New York (South Approach)
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan (Main Spans)

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad (RCP&E)

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 196.0 ft.
Total length: 785.0 ft.

Also called

CNW - Bridge #H-86

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.41507, -103.26602   (decimal degrees)
43°24'54" N, 103°15'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/640380/4808369 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Buffalo Gap

Inventory number

BH 72517 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 27, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• June 18, 2016: Added by J.P.

Related Bridges 

• CNW - Clinton Bridge (West Channel) (Parts reused from)

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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