Chamberlain Rail Bridge

The Chamberlain Rail Bridge is a railroad bridge located the state of South Dakota which crosses the Missouri River, spanning 4,890 feet (0.9 mi) from the city of Chamberlain on the eastern side to the town of Oacoma, located on the western side of the river.

[1][2] The bridge formed the easternmost link of the Milwaukee Road's Black Hills Division.

[5] In 1980, the Milwaukee Road abandoned this line along with many others due to unprofitably and the looming corporate bankruptcy.

[6] The state of South Dakota bought the line, which included the bridge, from the Milwaukee Road.

[7] In 1987, the Dakota Southern Railway, headquartered in Chamberlain, took over operations of the line, and it has been operated by them ever since, In the 1990s and early 2000s, due to lack of customers and grain not being profitable, no trains passed on this bridge westbound.