Top Ranked South Dakota Bridges

RI - Big Sioux River Bridge (Lincoln County, South Dakota)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Lost DPG bridge over Big Sioux River on former Rock Island RR
Demolished and removed with piers remaining
Abandoned and removed ca. 1972
10th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Big Sioux Rv on 10th Street in Sioux Falls
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1978
White River Bridge (Mellette County, South Dakota)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over White River on Abandoned A Street
Derelict/abandoned
84th Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Creek on 84th Street, 1 mi. south of Renner in Mapleton Township
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1900; Now replaced.
Boxelder Creek Bridge (Pennington County, South Dakota)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Nearly lost through truss bridge over Boxelder Creek on Base Line Road, 1.0 mi. west and 3.8 mi. south of Wasta
Relocated 100 yards ESE of former location and partly dismantled
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2002
Forest City Bridge (Dewey County, South Dakota)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Missouri River (Oahe Lake) on US 212
Open to traffic
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1980
Palisades Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Split Rock Creek in Palisades State Park
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1908 by the Western Bridge & Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1940
Big Sioux River Bridge (Brookings County, South Dakota)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pinned Warren through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on 215th Street, 3 mi. south and 2.7 mi. west of Brookings in Medary Township
Open to traffic
Built ca.1880's; rehabilitated 1950
Full Throttle Saloon Bridge #1 (Meade County, South Dakota)
Rated 93% with 6 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the new Full Throttle Saloon property
Bridge moved to new Full Throttle Saloon property; no deck
Built 1912 over Belle Fourche River on Bismarck Branch Road, but relocated to present location in 2008
Yankton Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 92% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Old Yankton Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1895 by W.S. Hewett & Co.
RWRR - Chamberlain Bridge (Brule County, South Dakota)
Rated 91% with 4 votes
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Missouri River (Francis Case Lake) on Ringneck & Western Railroad
Open to traffic, but rarely used
Built 1953 with the construction of Francis Case Lake, replacing an earlier 1923 bridge
Ellis & Eastern - Big Sioux River Bridge (Brandon) (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Quadrangular through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1887
Riverdale Park Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River City Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built 1888
Meridian Bridge (Yankton County, South Dakota)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on US 81 at Yankton
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1953; bypassed by Discovery Bridge in 2008
Stray Horse Creek Bridge (Hamlin County, South Dakota)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Stray Horse Creek on 179th Street, 4.9 mi. east and 4 mi. north of Castlewood in Hamlin Township
Closed to vehicular traffic
Built ca. 1890s, Closed in 1996
Meadowland Street Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Meadowland Street (now private), 5 miles south of Baltic
Closed to all traffic
RCPE - Cheyenne River Bridge (Pennington County, South Dakota)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1927, Using two Ca. 1885 Spans
Enemy Creek Bridge (Davison County, South Dakota)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Warren pony truss bridge over Enemy Creek on 398th Avenue, 11 mi. west and 3.7 mi. south of Mitchell in Union Township
Open to traffic
Built 1913 by the Pioneer Bridge Co.
Keystone Interchange Bridge (Pennington County, South Dakota)
Rated 80% with 7 votes
Wooden arch bridge on US 16A
Open to traffic
Built 1968
RCPE - Boxelder Creek Bridge (Black Hawk) (Pennington County, South Dakota)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Quadrangular Lattice through truss bridge over Boxelder Creek on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built Ca. 1880 at an unknown location(s), moved here after 1918
Cherry Rock Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River at Cherry Rock Park in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1902
Riverview Hotel Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Bike Path
Open to pedestrians only
Built Ca. 1888, Rehabilitated 2013
Old Indian Creek Bridge (Co. Hwy 6412) (Fall River County, South Dakota)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Abandoned queenpost pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on an abandoned alignment of Co. Hwy 6412
Abandoned
Hot Springs Bridge (Fall River County, South Dakota)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River on CR 79F, 3.5 mi. east and 3.3 mi. south of Hot Springs
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1948
Maple Road Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on former Maple Road in Sioux Falls
Open to pedestrians only
EE - Beadle Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1893
EE - Elmen Park Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Quadrangular truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Ellis & Eastern Railroad
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1892
Sertoma Park Trail Bridge (Minnehaha County, South Dakota)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on the Sioux River Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1906
Pigtail Bridge (Custer County, South Dakota)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over SD Route 87 on SD Route 87
Open to traffic
Built 1930; Subsequent work 1940; rehabilitated 2007