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Diversion Ditch Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken in 1998 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #113274

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Diversion Ditch on 257th Street, 0.3 mi. west and 1 mi. north of Renner
Location
Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Replaced with a culvert
History
Built 1938 by the Western Bridge Company of Omaha, Nebraska
Design
Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 54.1 ft.
Total length: 55.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.65980, -96.72868   (decimal degrees)
43°39'35" N, 96°43'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/683140/4836595 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Renner
Inventory numbers
SD 50-201-130 (South Dakota structure number)
BH 32278 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

4-panel truss (272)
Built 1938 (863)
Built during 1930s (11,779)
Lost (25,076)
Lost during 2010s (3,304)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
Owned by county (20,875)
Pony truss (16,262)
 Pratt pony truss (3,658)
Pratt truss (9,361)
South Dakota (666)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,111)
Structurally deficient (14,091)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)
Truss (33,022)

Update Log 

  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Adjusted the GPS coordinance; the bridge has been replaced
  • March 27, 2008: Updated by Jason Smith

Sources 

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

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