Republican River Pegram Truss
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Republican River Pegram Truss
| image = Republican_R._Pegram_Truss_NE_of_Concordia,_KS_1a.jpg
| caption = View of the bridge from the northeast, evening of August 19, 2006.
| location = Cloud County, Kansas
| nearest_city = Concordia, Kansas
| coordinates = {{coord|39.59611|-97.57117|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Kansas#USA
| built = 1893
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| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500222|title=Metal Truss Bridges in Kansas 1861--1939 MPS}}
| refnum = 89002190{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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The Republican River Pegram Truss is a bridge located near Concordia, Kansas that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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.
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.{{cite web|last=Jochims|first=Larry|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Republican River Pegram Truss|url=http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Cloud_RepublicanRiverPegramTrussBridgeNR.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=September 13, 2013|date=September 20, 1989}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://bridgehunter.com/ks/cloud/pegram/ Historic Bridges of the US(with photos) ]
- [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/KS/Cloud/state.html National Register listing]
- [http://www.cloudcountyks.org/MV2Base.asp?VarCN=5 Cloud County Road and Bridge Department]
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Railroad bridges in Kansas
Category:Buildings and structures in Cloud County, Kansas
Category:Bridges completed in 1893
Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Category:Tourist attractions in Cloud County, Kansas
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Cloud County, Kansas
Category:Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Category:Lattice truss bridges in the United States
Category:Warren truss bridges in the United States
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