CMSP&P Mobridge bridge

 bridge, railway bridge

Until November 1905, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad extended from Chicago to the Missouri River. The decision was made to reach out to the west coast, beginning at the end of the line in Evarts, SD. Mobridge (Missouri Bridge) was founded as the beginning of the Pacific Coast Extension, and a wooden temporary bridge was in place across the river by April 1907. Construction of a permanent steel bridge took place while the PCE headed west, and the second bridge was opened on March 19th, 1908. The third bridge at this site was built by the USACE during 1961 for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific, necessitated by the Oahe Dam project. CMSP&P operations in South Dakota came to an end during March 1982, resulting in the purchase of the line by the State, with Burlington Northern contracted to run the route. BNSF Railway now owns and operates the bridge. The last regular passenger service on this line was a truncated remnant of the Olympian Hiawatha, which lasted until January 1964. America's railroads built 32 crossings over the Missouri River, of which 23 remain in use.
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