Vale Bridge

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.[1]

Vale Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Vale, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°37′45″N 103°23′13″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906
Built by	Canton Bridge Company
Architectural style	Pratt through truss
MPS	Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	99000954[1]
Added to NRHP	August 5, 1999

It is a Pratt through truss bridge produced by the Canton Bridge Company. Its main span is a 142 feet (43 m) steel, pin-connected truss. Together with four timber approach spans, it is 236 feet (72 m) long.[2]

It is located one mile east and .6 miles north of Vale.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jennifer Traeger; Johnson Johnson (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vale Bridge / South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Br. No. 10-329-404". National Park Service. Retrieved January 17, 2018. With three photos from 1989.