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Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge

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Built
  
1907 (1907)

Opened
  
1907

Bridge type
  
Swing bridge

Added to NRHP
  
19 November 1998

NRHP Reference #
  
98001412

Area
  
2 ha

Body of water
  
Missouri River

Nearest city
  
Pierre

Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge

Architectural style
  
Other, Pennsylvania truss bridge

MPS
  
Historic Railroads of South Dakota MPS

The Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge is a bridge on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierre, South Dakota. The Pennsylvania through truss bridge is 2,200 feet (670 m) long and has two spans. The bridge's second span is a swing span; the bridge is the only extant swing bridge in South Dakota. The Chicago and North Western Railway built the bridge in 1907. It was the first permanent bridge across the Missouri River in central South Dakota. It was added to the National Register on November 19, 1998.

References

Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge Wikipedia