CR 656, Buffalo Gap, South Dakota. County/parish: Custer.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 08, 1988. NRIS 88000024.
1 contributing structure.
The Buffalo Gap Cheyenne River Bridge, in Custer County, South Dakota near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, was built in 1932. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
It is or was a Parker through truss bridge located on Custer County Road 656, about 11.7 miles (18.8 km) east and 0.8 feet (0.24 m) north of Buffalo Gap. It connected Custer County to the west and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to the east.
The bridge consisted of three 150 feet (46 m) Parker truss spans, resting on four poured concrete piers, rising about 25 feet (7.6 m) above the Cheyenne River. Together with reinforced concrete approach spans, the bridge was 694 feet (212 m) long.
The bridge was replaced in 2014.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93204732