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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2017

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BH Photo #391323

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Description

Originally located at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bridge #Z-814 over Cedar River. Information found by the Milwaukee Road Archives at the Milwaukee Central Library.

Facts

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
Location: Union County, South Dakota, and Plymouth County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1900, Moved Here 1907
Railroads: - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota & Iowa Railroad (DAIR; D&I)
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 152.0 ft.
Total length: 394.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.71606, -96.62507 (decimal degrees)
42°42'58" N, 96°37'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/694470/4732019 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Elk Point
Inventory number: BH 58004 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 20, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
October 1, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from contractor
September 14, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Dakota & Iowa Railroad" "deleted" the other one
September 14, 2013: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Railroad", "Dakota and Iowa Railroad"

Related Bridges

BNSF - Big Sioux River Bridge (Same design) - Identical Spans relocated from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
MILW - Cedar River Bridge (Original) (Parts reused from)

Sources

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

DAIR - Big Sioux River Bridge