Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge

Infobox_nrhp | name =Gimlet Bridge
nrhp_type =

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caption =
nearest_city= Ketchum, Idaho
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 35
lat_seconds = 53
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 114
long_minutes = 20
long_seconds = 45
long_direction = W
locmapin = Idaho
area =
built =1894
architect= Pregram. George H.
architecture= Other
added = July 25, 1997cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
mpsub=Pegram Truss Railroad Bridges of Idaho MPS
refnum=97000757

The Gimlet Bridge is a 217-foot, single span Pegram truss bridge in Blaine County, Idaho.

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 [http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/970815.htm National Register of Historic Places.]

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