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EIRR - Ririe Bridge (A)

Jefferson County, Idaho, and Madison County, Idaho

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RirieBridgeA

Photo taken by UltraSparky

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Two-span Pegram through truss bridge over Snake River on the Eastern Idaho Railroad - East Belt Branch
Location
Jefferson County, Idaho, and Madison County, Idaho
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1894 as five-span bridge at Nyssa, Oregon; two-spans relocated here 1914
Builders
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
- George Pegram of Council Bluffs, Iowa (Design)
Railroad
- Eastern Idaho Railroad (EIRR)
Design
Two-span Pegram through truss
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 1997
Also called
Ririe Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.66639, -111.73869   (decimal degrees)
43°39'59" N, 111°44'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/440444/4835085 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
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Inventory numbers
NRHP 97000759 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 43955 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,637)
Built 1894 (270)
Built during 1890s (3,390)
Eastern Idaho Railroad (5)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (91)
George Pegram (28)
Idaho (558)
Jefferson County, Idaho (9)
Madison County, Idaho (5)
 NR-listed (3,027)
Open (41,457)
Owned by railroad (14,155)
Pegram truss (30)
Railroad (17,013)
Relocated (1,093)
Snake River (63)
Through truss (19,043)
Truss (38,333)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2021: New photo from John Bernhisel
  • January 19, 2017: Updated by J.P.: updated location crosses county line.
  • December 7, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • January 29, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com

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