Status: Made obsolete by a new bridge. Old bridge is still standing.
Location: 42.748333,-96.675000
Carries 320th Street over Unnamed creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 84.6 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 320th Street, 4 mi. north and 0.7 mi. east of Elk Point
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Union County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.809444,-96.687500
Carries 476th Avenue over Brule Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 59.4 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Brule Creek on 476th Avenue
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 2004
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Union County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.808611,-96.686944
Carries 316th Street over Brule Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 72.8 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Brule Creek on 316th Street, 8 mi. north and 0.1 mi. east of Elk Point
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.716064,-96.625067
Carries Dakota & Iowa Railroad over Big Sioux River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 394.0 Feet
Span Length: 152.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Dakota & Iowa Railroad
History: Built 1900, Moved Here 1907
Built: 1900
Location: Union County
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Portal Bracing
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Sway Bracing
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Inside Truss
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking South
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
A pair of perfectly preserved plates
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Portal Bracing
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Heel Bracing
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
South Abutment
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Pier
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Overview
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Pier
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Overview
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Upper Angle Connection
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Upper Connection
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Lower Connection
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
North Abutment
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Overview
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
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DAIR Big Sioux River Bridge (Elk Point)
Looking North
Photo taken by John Marvig in May 2017
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 42.794396,-96.685776
Carries 317th St over Brule Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Brule Creek on 317th St
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.528071,-96.482464
Carries BNSF Railway over SD-105
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over SD-105 on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Union County
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
Overview
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
South Approach
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
South Abutment
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
South Pier
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
North Approach
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
North Pier
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
North Abutment
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
Overview
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
Main Span
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
Replaced Beam
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (N)
Under Bridge
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.527920,-96.482612
Carries BNSF Railway over SD-105
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over SD-105 on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Union County
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
Overview
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
North Approach
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
North Abutment
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
North Pier
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
South Approach
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
South Abutment
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
South Pier
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
Date
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BNSF SD-105 Bridge (S)
Under Bridge
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.070026,-96.784189
Carries Golf path over Tributary of Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Tributary of Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.073177,-96.785031
Carries Golf path over Tributary of Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tributary of Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.075151,-96.785326
Carries Golf path over Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.074720,-96.783478
Carries Golf path over Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.071955,-96.780173
Carries Golf path over Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 43.070081,-96.779432
Carries Golf path over Ash Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ash Creek on Golf path
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 43.070438,-96.779633
Carries Footpath over Ash Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Ash Creek on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Union 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.
