FLOOD DAMAGE IN SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota experienced its most devastating flood in history on June 9 and 10, 1972. Damage survey estimates for local and federal-aid roads as well as for the Black Hills National Forest roads and bridges in South Dakota were in excess of 22 million dollars. This included an estimated 13 million dollars for damage to bridges alone. At the present time the bridges and roads are being reconstructed and repaired. This article presents a review of some hydraulic design practices that were detrimental to maintaining the structural integrity of highway facilities during the passage of floodwaters, discusses briefly the major types of damage, and presents recommended design considerations that, if incorporated into current design practice, will lessen similar damage in the future.

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• Authors:
  • Rowen, Eugene L
  • Harrison, Larry J
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: pp 15-16
• Monograph Title: Highways and the catastrophic floods of 1972
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 479
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Costs; Defects; Design; Flood damage; Floods; Highways; Hydraulics; Roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Highway damage
• Geographic Terms: South Dakota
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159566
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022657
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM