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Work begins on spendiest bridge project in South Dakota history

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

State and federal officials on Thursday heralded the start of a yearslong, $290 million project to replace the “vital lifeline” that is South Dakota’s longest bridge. State Highway 44’s Platte-Winner Bridge, which opened in 1966, is more than a mile long and crosses the Missouri River in the southeastern part of the…

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Work begins on spendiest bridge project in South Dakota history

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