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Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #2

Meade County, South Dakota

Photos 

Photo taken by James McCray

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BH Photo #237170

Map 

Description 

Both bridge trusses on display at new location. Moved August 1, 2018.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over the new Full Throttle Saloon property
Location
Meade County, South Dakota
Status
Bridge moved to new property. Bridge partially damaged. No deck
History
Built in 1912 by the Canton Bridge Company over the Belle Fourche River in Butte County, moved in 2008 to the Full Throttle Saloon.
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 79.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.51057, -103.44414   (decimal degrees)
44°30'38" N, 103°26'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/623665/4929760 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Meade
Inventory number
BH 47905 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (909)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Canton Bridge Co. (219)
Closed (2,797)
Meade County, South Dakota (7)
Othmar H. Ammann Award Nominee (43)
Othmar H. Ammann Award Winner (19)
Owned privately (2,038)
 Pin-connected (5,511)
Pratt through truss (6,455)
Pratt truss (10,915)
Preserved (1,254)
South Dakota (731)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,830)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2018: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • August 9, 2018: Updated by Don Morrison: moved to new location for display
  • March 6, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added categories2011 "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee", "Othmar H Ammann Award winner"
  • September 15, 2015: Updated by James McCray: Updated status of bridge to reflect that it is closed due to fire at complex.
  • August 10, 2012: New photos from James McCray
  • February 1, 2011: Added by James McCray

Related Bridges 

  • Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #1 (Parts reused from) - The Bismarck Bridge was a two-span bridge that was relocated and reused as two different structures.

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Comments 

Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #2
Posted August 11, 2018, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

Details on the move and the 2015 fire here: A true success story that will surely garner more awards. The rise of the Full Throttle Saloon Bridges from the ashes of the 2015 fire: https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2018/08/11/ful...

Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #2
Posted February 1, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Yup.....It's a Canton bridge!

Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #2
Posted February 1, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge's portal has frills on it like Canton Bridge Company might have built it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmurphpix/3810660846/