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Wood River Trail - Gimlet Pegram Truss Bridge
Photos
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BH Photo #196172
Facts
- Overview
- Pegram through truss bridge over Big Wood River on Union Pacific Railroad
- Location
- Blaine County, Idaho
- Status
- Open to pedestrians; This one is reccomended for hikers/equestrians.
- History
- Built 1894 as part of a five-span bridge at Ontario, Oregon; One span relocated here 1914; Rail line discontinued 1981; Converted to pedestrian use 1984
- Builders
- - Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- George Pegram of Council Bluffs, Iowa (Design)
- Railroads
- - Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Pegram through truss
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1997
- Also called
- UP - Gimlet Pegram Truss Bridge
OSL - Gimlet Pegram Truss Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.59786, -114.34619 (decimal degrees)
43°35'52" N, 114°20'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 11/714202/4830631 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Hailey
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 97000757 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 43959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 21, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- June 5, 2011: New photos from Clark Vance
- March 27, 2011: New photo from Clark Vance
- April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
- January 29, 2010: Added by James Baughn
Related Bridges
- OSL - Ontario Pegram Truss (Parts reused from)
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Nathan Holth
- Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
- National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.pdf
- Dana and Kay Klein
Comments
UP- Gimlet Pegram Truss Bridge
the fact that the trail has been rerouted is a little disconcerting
does anyone have info on the bridge for the trail? https://www.google.com/maps/@43.5989331,-114.3460724,3a,22.9... shows it, has enough rust in the 2012 photo that it isn't *that* new but I have no idea as to age.
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Based on https://books.google.com/books?id=ziv-CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA329&dq=w... both bridges are part of the trail and Pegram is more intended for backpacker/hikers and equestrians.