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OSL - American Falls Pegram Deck Truss

Power County, Idaho

Photo 

Public Domain: Photo taken by Charles Roscoe Savage prior to 1923; Provided by the Harold B. Lee Library Tom Perry Special Collections

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BH Photo #438714

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pegram deck truss bridge over American Falls on Oregon Short Line Railroad
Location
Power County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883; Pegram trusses added 1894; Whipple deck truss replaced in 1902; Replaced 1911
Builders
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- George Pegram of Council Bluffs, Iowa
Railroad
- Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL)
Design
Pegram deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.77774, -112.87426   (decimal degrees)
42°46'40" N, 112°52'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/346680/4737837 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
Built 1894 (239)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Deck truss (1,733)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (67)
George Pegram (24)
Idaho (455)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 1911 (40)
Lost during 1910s (496)
Oregon Short Line Railroad (32)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
 Pegram deck truss (2)
Pegram truss (25)
Pin-connected (3,902)
Power County, Idaho (3)
Pratt deck truss (357)
Pratt truss (9,307)
Relocated (897)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Truss (32,814)
Whipple deck truss (26)
Whipple truss (387)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2018: New photo from Luke

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  • Luke

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