Capa Bridge

The Capa Bridge is a historic bridge in rural Jones County, South Dakota. It is located 15.7 miles (25.3 km) west and 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north of Murdo, and about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Capa, and carries a local road over the Bad River. Its main span is a Pratt through truss 127 feet (39 m) in length, which has been riveted rather than pinned together. The bridge also has five smaller approach spans on the west and two on the east, made of wooden stringers. The bridge piers are either concrete or wood pile, and the outermost abutments are wood pile. The bridge was apparently built in 1919 by a county crew, and is one of only two pre-1920 bridges in the state to use a riveted Pratt truss.[2]

Capa Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Murdo, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°7′7″N 100°55′14″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919 (1919)
Architectural style	Pratt Truss
MPS	Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	93001295[1]
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1993

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Jones County, South Dakota
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Capa Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-21.