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Kemp Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.903056,-97.150722

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Carries Kemp Avenue over Big Sioux River
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel and stone masonry arch bridge
Total Length: 111.2 Feet
Span Length: 22.3 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Big Sioux River on Kemp Avenue in Watertown
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Codington County

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147309

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A closer look at the stone railing and the roadway

Photo taken by Jason Smith

147310

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Entering the bridge from Riverside Park (west) side

Photo taken by Jason Smith

147311

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view from the southwest

Photo taken by Jason Smith

147312

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A close-up of the steel arch with stone facade

Photo taken by Jason Smith

147313

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One of the spans

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147314

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Oblique view from the south east

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147315

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Oblique view

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147316

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Overview

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Stray Horse Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.818889,-96.917222

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Carries 177th Street over Stray Horse Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Stray Horse Creek on 177th Street, 5 mi. south of Kranzburg in Kranzburg Township
History: Built ca. 1935; rehabilitated 1965; replaced 2006
Built: ca. 1935

Location: Codington County

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Willow Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.961389,-96.963056

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Carries 167th Street over Willow Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Willow Creek on 167th Street, 2.2 mi. west and 5 mi. north of Kranzburg in Waverly Township
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Codington County

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3rd Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for Replacement

Location: 44.904444,-97.125000

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Carries 3rd Ave N over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer bridge
Total Length: 105.6 Feet
Span Length: 17.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park on 3rd Ave N in Watertown
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941

Location: Codington County

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147308

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Overview- taken from the Kemp Ave. Bridge

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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Riverside Park bike trail crossing

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 44.901208,-97.124381

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Carries bike trail (formerly a railroad) over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Multi-span timber stringer/ trestle bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Big Sioux River at Riverside Park on bike trail (formerly a railroad) in Watertown
History:
Built:

Location: Codington County

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147317

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Overview

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in August 2009

147318

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Close-up of the trestles

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in August 2009

147319

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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in August 2009

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454th Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.952950,-97.065640

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Carries 454th Avenue over unnamed creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over unnamed creek on 454th Avenue
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Codington County

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RI - Stray Horse Creek Arch

Status: Abandoned

Location: 44.863181,-96.909913

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Carries Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Stray Horse Creek
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned brick arch bridge over Stray Horse Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Codington County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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