General Information
| Completion: | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pegram truss bridge Through truss bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Blaine County, Idaho, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 43° 35' 52.71" N 114° 20' 45.98" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span | 66.14 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Gimlet Bridge is a 217-foot, single span Pegram truss railroad bridge in Blaine County, Idaho. It is 17 feet (5.2 m) and is supported by concrete piers at each end. It provides 21 feet (6.4 m) clearance above a roadbed below.
The Gimlet Bridge was constructed in 1894. In 1914, the bridge was disassembled and relocated to Blaine County, Idaho. It crosses the Big Wood River 6 miles south of Ketchum, Idaho. This bridge served the Union Pacific from 1936 to 1981 bringing skiers on luxury trains to Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1984, the Blaine County recreation district converted the bridge to pedestrian use. In 1997, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The bridge was fabricated in 1894 by the Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- George H. Pegram (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20076208 - Published on:
22/10/2018 - Last updated on:
22/10/2018
