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The Gimlet Bridge is a 217-foot, single span Pegram truss railroad bridge in Blaine County, Idaho. It is and is supported by concrete piers at each end. It provides clearance above a roadbed below. With . 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 Sun Valley is a resort city in the western United States, in Blaine County, Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in the Wood River valley. The population was 1406 at the 2010 census, down from 1427 in 2000.National Register of Historic Places.
The bridge was fabricated in 1894 by the Edge Moor Bridge Works of
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Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho Transportation in Blaine County, Idaho Pedestrian bridges in Idaho Rail trail bridges in the United States Relocated buildings and structures in Idaho National Register of Historic Places in Blaine County, Idaho Truss bridges in the United States Pegram trusses Bridges completed in 1894 Union Pacific Railroad bridges {{Idaho-bridge-struct-stub