Vale Bridge Explained

Vale Bridge
Coordinates:44.6292°N -103.3869°W
Built:1906
Architecture:Pratt through truss
Added:August 5, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
Refnum:99000954

The Vale Bridge near Vale, South Dakota brings a local road over the Belle Fourche River. It was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

It is a Pratt through truss bridge produced by the Canton Bridge Company. Its main span is a 142feet steel, pin-connected truss. Together with four timber approach spans, it is 236feet long.[1]

It is located one mile east and .6 miles north of Vale.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=99000954}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vale Bridge / South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 10-329-404 ]. National Park Service. Jennifer Traeger . Johnson Johnson . August 1990 . January 17, 2018. With .