George H. Pegram

George Herndon Pegram
Born	1855 Council Bluffs, Iowa
Died	1937 Brooklyn, New York
Resting place	Cohasset Cemetery, Cohasset, Massachusetts
Alma mater	Washington University, St. Louis

Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge

George Herndon Pegram (1855 - 1937), most commonly known as George H. Pegram, was an engineer who patented the Pegram truss.^[1]

He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1855. He completed a civil engineering degree at Washington University, St. Louis in 1877. He died in Brooklyn, New York, in 1937.^[1]

A number of Pegram truss bridges are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Examples include:

• Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, built 1894, over the Big Wood River, 0.5 mi. S of jct. of US 93 and ID 367, Ketchum, ID, NRHP-listed
• Conant Creek Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Conant Creek. 1 mi. S of jct. of Squirrel Rd. and Old Ashton-Victor RR spur tracks Grainville, ID, NRHP-listed
• Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Big Wood River, 0.5 mi. S of jct. of US 93 and E. Fork Wood River Rd., Ketchum, ID, NRHP-listed
• Grace Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Bear R. 0.5 mi. NNW of jct. of ID 34 and Turner Rd. Grace, ID, NRHP-listed
• Ririe A Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Snake R. 1 mi. NNE of jct. of Heise Rd. and East Belt Branch RR tracks Ririe, ID, NRHP-listed
• Ririe B Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Snake R. flood channel, 0.5 mi. NNE of jct. of Heise Rd. and East Belt Branch RR tracks Ririe, ID, NRHP-listed
• St. Anthony Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over Henry's Fork. 0.5 mi. S of jct. of S. Parker Rd. and West Belt Branch RR tracks St. Anthony, ID, NRHP-listed

References

1. "Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho" (PDF).
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

• George H. Pegram at Find a Grave