Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge

Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge
Location Over the Bear River 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northwest of the junction of State Highway 34 and Turner Rd., in or near Grace, Idaho
Coordinates 42°35′6″N 111°44′5″W / 42.58500°N 111.73472°W / 42.58500; -111.73472Coordinates: 42°35′6″N 111°44′5″W / 42.58500°N 111.73472°W / 42.58500; -111.73472
Area less than one acre
Built 1894, 1913
Architect Pegram, George H.
Architectural style Pegram through truss bridge
MPS Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho MPS
NRHP reference # 97000758[1]
Added to NRHP July 25, 1997

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 172 feet (52 m) long and about 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, about 12 feet (3.7 m) above the riverbed.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Donald W. Watts (May 20, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2017. With photo from 1990.


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