Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge

For the bridge connecting Clinton, Iowa and Fulton, Illinois that is known as the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge, see Clinton Railroad Bridge.

The Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge is a bridge on the National Register of Historic Places in Pierre, South Dakota. It was the first permanent bridge across the Missouri River in central South Dakota.^[2] 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 Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge Railway, a company organized by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, built the bridge in 1906 and 1907.^[3] It was to connect with the Chicago and Northwestern line on the east bank of the Missouri with the Pierre, Rapid City, and Northwestern railroad on the west bank at Fort Pierre.

Clinton Railroad Bridge
Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge
Coordinates	44°22′26″N 100°22′12″W
Carries	Single railroad track Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Pierre, South Dakota, and Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Owner	Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad
Characteristics
Design	Swing bridge
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks	1
History
Constructed by	Pennsylvania Steel Company
Construction start	1905
Construction end	1907
Statistics
Daily traffic	2 trains daily Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge U.S. National Register of Historic Places Show map of South Dakota Show map of the United States Nearest city Pierre, South Dakota Coordinates 44°22′25″N 100°22′12″W Area 4 acres (1.6 ha) Built 1907 (1907) Built by Arthur McMullen & Co.; Pennsylvania Steel Co. Architectural style Pennsylvania truss bridge MPS Historic Railroads of South Dakota MPS NRHP reference No. 98001412[1] Added to NRHP November 19, 1998
Location

It was added to the National Register on November 19, 1998.^[1] It currently is part of the PRC Subdivision railway line owned and operated by the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Pierre and Fort Pierre, South Dakota. National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
3. Railroad Gazette. United States: Railroad gazette., 1905.

External links

Media related to Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge (South Dakota) at Wikimedia Commons

• Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge-Archives Exhibit - South Dakota State Historical Society