Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge Explained

Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge
Coordinates:42.585°N -111.7347°W
Built:1894, 1913
Architect:Pegram, George H.
Architecture:Pegram through truss bridge
Added:July 25, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho MPS
Refnum:97000758

Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge is a Pegram through truss bridge over the Bear River near Grace, Idaho. It was originally built in 1894 and was moved to its current location by the Union Pacific in 1913.

It is a single-span pin-connected Pegram through truss bridge consisting of seven panels, supported by concrete abutments, which is 172feet long and about 15feet wide, about 12feet above the riverbed.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97000758}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge]. National Park Service. Donald W. Watts . May 20, 1997 . October 19, 2017. With .