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

South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 56-090-096
Coordinates:44.0611°N -98.1508°W
Built:1912
Architecture:Warren Pony Truss
Added:December 9, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
Refnum:93001310

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.

It brought a local road across Sand Creek. It was a single-span, 64feet, 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.[1]

The bridge was replaced between 2006 and 2008[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=93001310}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 56-090-096 ]. National Park Service. Jennifer Traeqer . Dale Martin . September 1993 . March 10, 2018. With .
  2. Web site: Uglybridges.com 403RD AVE. over SAND CK, Sanborn County, South Dakota. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150321012631/http://uglybridges.com/1494711. 2015-03-21.