Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

Photos 

Abandoned Big Sioux River Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2016

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BH Photo #345278

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Quadrangular through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad

Location

Brandon, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1887

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Ellis & Eastern Railroad (EE)

Design

Quadrangular lattice through truss with trestle approaches on both ends.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 470.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.59929, -96.59989   (decimal degrees)
43°35'57" N, 96°35'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/693720/4830167 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Brandon

Inventory number

BH 36416 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• January 15, 2018: Added by Mick Zerr
• January 9, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
• April 14, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: corrected GPS
• October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Big Sioux River"
• September 8, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added builder and owner and build date.
• March 28, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Mick Zerr

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