MoPac - Fort Scott Pegram Truss

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Overview

Lost Pegram through truss bridge over Marmaton River on Missouri Pacific Railroad

Location

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1891; Replaced 1927

Builders

- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- George Pegram of Council Bluffs, Iowa

Railroads

- Fort Scott & Eastern Railway (FS&E)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP; MoPac)

Design

Pegram through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.84521, -94.71085   (decimal degrees)
37°50'43" N, 94°42'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/349471/4190020 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 83557 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 19, 2018: New photo from Luke

Sources 

• Luke

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