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Cliff Avenue Bridge (Old)

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

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Cliff Avenue Bridge (Old)

Argus-Leader: February 16 1934

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BH Photo #462215

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Description 

This bridge was "Recycled" from the 10th Street crossing when a new bridge was built there and lasted here for 38 years.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Cliff Avenue
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1894; relocated here from 10th St. in 1934; replaced in 1972.
Design
(2)7-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.54243, -96.71139   (decimal degrees)
43°32'33" N, 96°42'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/684894/4823598 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87403 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,680)
Big Sioux River (71)
Built 1894 (256)
Built during 1890s (3,224)
Lost (29,171)
Lost 1972 (107)
Lost during 1970s (971)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
 Pratt through truss (6,136)
Pratt truss (10,414)
Replaced by new bridge (19,824)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (28)
South Dakota (720)
Through truss (17,263)
Truss (36,026)

Update Log 

  • December 8, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • December 8, 2019: Added by Tony Dillon

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Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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