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Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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)

Categories 

19th Century (7,560)
Abandoned (3,646)
Beam (15,708)
Big Sioux River (66)
Brandon, South Dakota (3)
Built 1887 (216)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (140)
Ellis & Eastern Railroad (4)
Have street view (26,933)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (220)
 Lattice through truss (554)
Lattice truss (586)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
Owned by railroad (12,414)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (181)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Through truss (15,052)
Timber stringer (4,014)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Truss (32,772)

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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Comments 

Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon)
Posted August 22, 2020, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

https://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/bcuploads/Attach%203%20-...

Sounds like this bridge and two others in Sioux Falls will receive upgrades.

Brandon sewage pond bridge
Posted January 15, 2018, by Luke

Mick, John is a contributor here, and the bridge already has an entry: https://bridgehunter.com/sd/minnehaha/bh36416/

BNSF Brandon Crossing Bridge
Posted February 23, 2012, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

This bridge is actually ex CNW.

And this bridge can be accessed by walking down the tracks...