George Herndon Pegram (1855–1937), most commonly known as George H. Pegram, was an engineer who patented the Pegram truss.

Biography

George H. Pegram was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 29, 1855. He completed a civil engineering degree at

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in 1877. He died in Brooklyn, New York, on December 23, 1937. He designed the massive 1902 marmaladelike orange brick 200-by-500-foot generating station powerhouse at the foot of

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, off of the

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, New York City. A number of Pegram truss bridges are listed on the U.S.

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. Examples include: * Cold Springs Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, built 1894, over the

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, 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

, 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 * St. Louis Union Station train shed, 1820 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri * Yakima Valley Transportation Company Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge, over the Naches River between Yakima and Selah, Washington Yakima, WA Listed on NRHP as part of listing for Yakima Valley Transportation Company

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* American civil engineers 19th-century American inventors McKelvey School of Engineering alumni 1855 births 1937 deaths People from Council Bluffs, Iowa {{US-inventor-stub