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Sertoma Park Trail Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #108789

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1906
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Riveted, 6-panel Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 315.0 ft.
Also called
BN Big Sioux River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.50310, -96.75611   (decimal degrees)
43°30'11" N, 96°45'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/681399/4819131 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sioux Falls West
Inventory number
BH 32273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (645)
Beam (15,716)
Big Sioux River (66)
Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Great Northern Railway (360)
Have street view (26,947)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
Open to pedestrians (4,215)
Owned by city (5,399)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (155)
Rail-to-trail (1,540)
 Railroad (15,414)
Riveted (2,165)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (28)
South Dakota (665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Through truss (15,062)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,226)
Truss (32,784)
Warren through truss (1,615)
Warren truss (6,564)
X-Frame Portal (34)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 22, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added city
  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Big Sioux River", "Warren through truss with all verticals"
  • December 3, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

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