Republican River Pegram Truss

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Republican River Pegram Truss
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View of the bridge from the northeast, evening of August 19, 2006.
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Location Cloud County, Kansas
Nearest city Concordia, Kansas
Coordinates 39°35′46″N97°34′16″W / 39.59611°N 97.57117°W / 39.59611; -97.57117
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
MPS Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002190 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990 [1]

The Republican River Pegram Truss is a bridge located near Concordia, Kansas that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] It is a three-span through truss bridge over the Republican River on route 795, northeast of Concordia. The bridge was built in 1893 by the Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware.

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This bridge, originally erected as a railroad bridge, consists of a Pegram truss span between two triple-intersection Warren (lattice) truss spans. It is the only Pegram truss bridge used to carry automobile traffic in Kansas. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Jochims, Larry (September 20, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Republican River Pegram Truss" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved September 13, 2013.