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BNSF - Beadle Park Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photos 

Oblique view from bike trail on north side

Photo taken in Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #111448

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck Girder Bridge over Big Sioux Riveron BNSF Railway
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924, South Approach Rebuilt 2006
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 530.0 ft.
Also called
Beadle Park Rail Bridge (E)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.54415, -96.71784   (decimal degrees)
43°32'39" N, 96°43'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/684368/4823774 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sioux Falls East
Inventory number
BH 36209 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Big Sioux River (66)
Built 1924 (747)
Built during 1920s (9,962)
Concrete girder (1,006)
Deck girder (5,782)
Girder (10,306)
Great Northern Railway (360)
 Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
Open (39,995)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
Plate girder (7,990)
Railroad (15,614)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (28)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Big Sioux River"
  • February 6, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

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