The Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge is a bridge on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

. It was the first permanent bridge across the Missouri River in central South Dakota. The

Pennsylvania through truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension (mechanics), tensi ...

bridge is long and has two spans. The bridge's second span is a

swing span A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

; the bridge is the only extant swing bridge in South Dakota. The

Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...

built the bridge in 1907. It was added to the National Register on November 19, 1998. It currently is part of the PRC Subdivision

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

line owned and operated by the

Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming and Nebraska. It is owned and opera ...

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External links

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Bridge-Archives Exhibit
- South Dakota State Historical Society Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota Bridges completed in 1907 Buildings and structures in Pierre, South Dakota Chicago and North Western Railway Drawbridges on the National Register of Historic Places Swing bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Pierre, South Dakota Steel bridges in the United States Pennsylvania truss bridges in the United States {{SouthDakota-bridge-struct-stub