South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096

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South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096
Nearest city Forestburg, South Dakota
Coordinates 44°03′40″N98°09′03″W / 44.06111°N 98.15083°W / 44.06111; -98.15083 (South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built by Iowa Bridge Company
Architectural styleWarren Pony Truss
MPS Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001310 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1993

South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096, near Forestburg in Sanborn County, South Dakota, is a Warren pony truss bridge built by the Iowa Bridge Company in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

It brought a local road across Sand Creek. It was a single-span, 64 feet (20 m), steel bridge with a mix of bolted and riveted connections, resting on concrete abutments with wing walls. It was located about six miles east of Woonsocket. [2]

The bridge was replaced between 2006 and 2008 [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jennifer Traeqer; Dale Martin (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 56-090-096". National Park Service . Retrieved March 10, 2018. With photo from 1988.
  3. "Uglybridges.com | 403RD AVE. over SAND CK, Sanborn County, South Dakota". Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.