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BNSF bridge on South Dakota-Iowa state line collapses

 

By Trains Staff | June 24, 2024

 

Flooding brings down span across Big Sioux River also used by D&I Railroad

 

A KTIV-TV reporter stands in front of the collapsed BNSF bridge over the swollen Big Sioux River between North Sioux City, S.D., and Sioux City, Iowa, on June 24, 2024. Screen shot from KTIV video

 

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. —  A portion of a BNSF Railway bridge connecting North Sioux City, S.D., and Sioux City, Iowa, collapsed Sunday night, as heavy rains and flooding continue to take a toll on the area.

 

“We have been monitoring the region through our increased track inspections and had not been operating over the bridge at North Sioux City as a precaution, given conditions,” BNSF spokeswoman Kendall Sloan said in an email to Trains News Wire. “At approximately 11 p.m. Sunday, the middle span of the bridge collapsed over the Big Sioux River. All trains are being rerouted via Creston, Iowa. We wil

 

l continue to monitor and inspect conditions in the area and execute recovery operations as needed.”

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