South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-016-150 is a historic bridge in rural western Turner County, South Dakota. Built in 1935, it is a well-preserved period stone-arch bridge, built with funding from a New Deal jobs program. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-016-150 | |
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| Nearest city | Marion, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 43°17′6″N 97°22′0″W / 43.28500°N 97.36667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Turner County Highway Dept. |
| Architectural style | Stone arch |
| MPS | Historic Bridges in South Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001342[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1999 |
Description and history
editBridge No. 63-016-150 is located in rural western Turner County, carrying 283rd Street over an unnamed stream, between 441st and 442nd Avenues. It is a two-arch stone structure, with a total length of about 22 feet (6.7 m). Its two arches are segmental, with a span of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m), and rise about 9 feet (2.7 m) above the stream bed. The bridge has stone wing walls, and a cutwater on the south side of the central pier. The bridge is fashioned out of locally quarried quartzite fieldstone, most of which is roughly cut and randomly laid. The finished surfaces have been trimmed and squared.[2]
This bridge is one of 180 stone arch bridges built in Turner County as part of a New Deal-era federal jobs program, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). The county administration was able to build stone bridges at a lower cost than then-conventional steel beam bridges because of the availability of experienced stone workers, and the federal subsidy to the wages they were paid. The county was responsible for supervising the work crews and providing the building materials. This bridge was built in 1935 by a county crew to a standardized state design. It is one of only two bridges in the county built with FERA funding; others were built with later Works Progress Administration funds.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-016-150". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-30.