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DME - Turtle Creek Bridge

Spink County, South Dakota

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DME - Turtle Creek Bridge

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BH Photo #510213

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Overview
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Canadian Pacific Railroad
Location
Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Total length: 244.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Turtle Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.87803, -98.52742   (decimal degrees)
44°52'41" N, 98°31'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/537325/4969509 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Redfield North
Inventory number
BH 58005 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,313)
Canadian Pacific Railway (573)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,422)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (348)
Deck truss (1,847)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (92)
Double-intersection Warren truss (465)
Have street view (27,846)
Open (40,328)
 Owned by railroad (13,088)
Railroad (16,165)
Redfield, South Dakota (6)
South Dakota (701)
Spink County, South Dakota (48)
Timber stringer (4,182)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,355)
Truss (34,202)

Update Log 

  • October 20, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 14, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Railroad"

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