Eighth Street Bridge (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

The Eighth Street Bridge in Sioux Falls, South Dakota brings S. Eighth St. over the Big Sioux River. It is a triple-arch concrete deck arch bridge that was built in 1912 by N.M. Stark and Company. It has also been known as South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 50-203-206. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Eighth Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	S. Eighth St. over the Big Sioux R., Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°32′55″N 96°43′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Built by	Stark, N.M., and Company
Architectural style	Arch, Other
MPS	Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	93001308[1]
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1993

Its NRHP nomination notes that it has a four-lane roadway and rests on piers that "are protected by pointed cutwaters with conical caps." The roadway is "flanked by sidewalks and concrete railings with neoclassically detailed balustrades. The railings mark the position of each pier with an elegant, fluted cast-iron light stand ornamented with consoles at the base."[2]

Restoration work on the bridge was done in 1977.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jennifer Traeger and Jeffrey A. Hess (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Eighth Street Bridge / South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 50-203-206". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2017. with two photos from 1989