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EE - Elmen Park Bridge

Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #108794

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Quadrangular truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Location
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1892
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Buffalo Ridge Railroad (BFRR)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
- Ellis & Eastern Railroad (EE)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 325.0 ft.
Also called
Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (N)
Elmen Park Rail Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.54763, -96.76915   (decimal degrees)
43°32'51" N, 96°46'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/680211/4824048 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sioux Falls West
Inventory number
BH 32276 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,707)
Beam (15,983)
Big Sioux River (66)
Buffalo Ridge Railroad (2)
Built 1892 (227)
Built during 1890s (3,021)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,410)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (143)
Ellis & Eastern Railroad (4)
Have street view (27,209)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (222)
Lattice through truss (574)
Lattice truss (605)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota (74)
 Open (40,023)
Owned by railroad (12,673)
Pedimented portal bracing (60)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (183)
Railroad (15,801)
Riveted (2,224)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (28)
South Dakota (675)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,425)
Through truss (15,365)
Timber stringer (4,092)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,292)
Truss (33,276)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • July 4, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • October 12, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Big Sioux River", "Riveted"
  • December 3, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

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