Pig Tail Bridge

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Pig Tail Bridge
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Nearest city Hot Springs, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°36′04″N103°29′38″W / 43.60111°N 103.49389°W / 43.60111; -103.49389 Coordinates: 43°36′04″N103°29′38″W / 43.60111°N 103.49389°W / 43.60111; -103.49389
Built1930 (1930)
Built by South Dakota Department of Transportation
Architectural style Rustic
MPS Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No. 95000344 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1995

The Pig Tail Bridge is a bridge in Custer County, South Dakota, United States, which was built around 1930. Located in Wind Cave National Park, it is a spiral bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

The Pig Tail Bridge was built to develop South Dakota Highway 87 in which it is part of. The bridge is 160 feet (49 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ken Karsmizki (April 7, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pig Tail Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved August 11, 2022. With five photos from 1999.