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| mpsub = Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
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[[File:South Omaha Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|130px|The original bridge's demolition in progress]] |
[[File:South Omaha Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|130px|The original bridge's demolition in progress]] |
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The bridge provided a much-needed direct route across the Missouri River to the [[Omaha Stockyards]] for livestock delivery trucks. Before the South Omaha Bridge was built trucks had to cross the Douglas Street Bridge and drive through downtown Omaha to reach the packinghouse district. |
The bridge provided a much-needed direct route across the Missouri River to the [[Omaha Stockyards]] for livestock delivery trucks. Before the South Omaha Bridge was built trucks had to cross the Douglas Street Bridge and drive through downtown Omaha to reach the packinghouse district. |
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Although listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992, the bridge was torn down so a new four-lane [[girder bridge]] could be constructed with a target opening date in 2010. The old bridge was {{convert|4378|ft|m}} long and provided a clear roadway width of only {{convert|22|ft|6|in|m}}. In November 2006 Nebraska placed a 5-ton vehicle limit on the bridge. On June 11, 2008, an additional height restriction requiring vehicles to be under {{convert|8|ft|m}} was imposed.<ref name="Omaha.com">{{cite web|url=http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10352331|title=Height limit imposed on Veterans Bridge|date=2007-06-07 |
Although listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992, the bridge was torn down so a new four-lane [[girder bridge]] could be constructed with a target opening date in 2010. The old bridge was {{convert|4378|ft|m}} long and provided a clear roadway width of only {{convert|22|ft|6|in|m}}. In November 2006 Nebraska placed a 5-ton vehicle limit on the bridge. On June 11, 2008, an additional height restriction requiring vehicles to be under {{convert|8|ft|m}} was imposed.<ref name="Omaha.com">{{cite web|url=http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10352331|title=Height limit imposed on Veterans Bridge|date=2007-06-07|publisher=[[Omaha World-Herald]]}}</ref> On September 8, 2009, at 9 am [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]], the bridge closed so that the new bridge's construction could continue.<ref name="2Omaha.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20090826/NEWS01/908269991|title=Memorial Bridge's final day coming|date=2009-08-26|publisher=[[Omaha World-Herald]]}}</ref> The original bridge was completely demolished by March 2010 and removed from the NRHP in 2011. |
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The new bridge opened May 28, 2010. It provides for four {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide thru lanes}} and a {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide raised median}} with {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide shoulders}} and a {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide bike trail}}. The new bridge is {{convert|4300|ft|m}} long and {{convert|87|ft|8|in|m}} wide. |
The new bridge opened May 28, 2010. It provides for four {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide thru lanes}} and a {{convert|4|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide raised median}} with {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide shoulders}} and a {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide bike trail}}. The new bridge is {{convert|4300|ft|m}} long and {{convert|87|ft|8|in|m}} wide. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* {{Portal-inline| |
* {{Portal-inline|Transport}} |
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* {{Portal-inline|Engineering}} |
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* {{Portal-inline|Iowa}} |
* {{Portal-inline|Iowa}} |
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* [[List of crossings of the Missouri River]] |
* [[List of crossings of the Missouri River]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (1935)}} |
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*[https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pwOLx5TqhEAE26JzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzZTFycGE2BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMxNDhiNTM1NGY1YzExZDBmMTliMzZiYzQwOTVjODU2MQRncG9zAzk4BGl0A2Jpbmc-?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dsouth%2Bomaha%2Bbridge%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D98&w=792&h=492&imgurl=www.nebraskahistory.org%2Fimages%2Fhistpres%2Fbridges%2FDO09-0097-001p.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefedoralounge.com%2Fshowthread.php%3F32518-Lost-in-the-Neighborhood%2Fpage3&size=89.7KB&name=Here+in+%3Cb%3EOmaha%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+a+new+high-capacity+%3Cb%3Ebridge+%3C%2Fb%3Eis+being+built%2C+and+this+one+...&p=south+omaha+bridge&oid=148b5354f5c11d0f19b36bc4095c8561&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Here+in+%3Cb%3EOmaha%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+a+new+high-capacity+%3Cb%3Ebridge+%3C%2Fb%3Eis+being+built%2C+and+this+one+...&b=61&ni=96&no=98&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12i4f7utq&sigb=13rp0u71d&sigi=122s9if4b&.crumb=JgUz/xdrMCF&fr=yfp-t-901 Historic Postcard of South Omaha Bridge, with tollbooth] |
*[https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pwOLx5TqhEAE26JzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzZTFycGE2BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMxNDhiNTM1NGY1YzExZDBmMTliMzZiYzQwOTVjODU2MQRncG9zAzk4BGl0A2Jpbmc-?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dsouth%2Bomaha%2Bbridge%26fr%3Dyfp-t-901%26fr2%3Dpiv-web%26spos%3D12%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D98&w=792&h=492&imgurl=www.nebraskahistory.org%2Fimages%2Fhistpres%2Fbridges%2FDO09-0097-001p.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefedoralounge.com%2Fshowthread.php%3F32518-Lost-in-the-Neighborhood%2Fpage3&size=89.7KB&name=Here+in+%3Cb%3EOmaha%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+a+new+high-capacity+%3Cb%3Ebridge+%3C%2Fb%3Eis+being+built%2C+and+this+one+...&p=south+omaha+bridge&oid=148b5354f5c11d0f19b36bc4095c8561&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t-901&tt=Here+in+%3Cb%3EOmaha%3C%2Fb%3E%2C+a+new+high-capacity+%3Cb%3Ebridge+%3C%2Fb%3Eis+being+built%2C+and+this+one+...&b=61&ni=96&no=98&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=12i4f7utq&sigb=13rp0u71d&sigi=122s9if4b&.crumb=JgUz/xdrMCF&fr=yfp-t-901 Historic Postcard of South Omaha Bridge, with tollbooth] |
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*[http://www.omahariverfront.com/articles2002/20020314_ped_bridge.htm Omaha River Front article] |
*[http://www.omahariverfront.com/articles2002/20020314_ped_bridge.htm Omaha River Front article] |
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[[Category:Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska]] |
[[Category:Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:History of South Omaha, Nebraska]] |
[[Category:History of South Omaha, Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Bridges completed in |
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1935]] |
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[[Category:Bridges completed in 2010]] |
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2010]] |
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[[Category:Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa]] |
[[Category:Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa]] |
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[[Category:Bridges |
[[Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System]] |
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[[Category:U.S. Route 275]] |
[[Category:U.S. Route 275]] |
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[[Category:Former toll bridges in Iowa]] |
[[Category:Former toll bridges in Iowa]] |
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Nebraska]] |
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Warren truss bridges in the United States]] |
[[Category:Warren truss bridges in the United States]] |
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[[Category:1935 establishments in Iowa]] |
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[[Category:1935 establishments in Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:2010 disestablishments in Iowa]] |
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[[Category:2010 disestablishments in Nebraska]] |
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[[Category:Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States]] |
Revision as of 08:07, 26 December 2023
South Omaha Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | US 275 / Iowa 92 / N-92, Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°12′46.64″N 95°55′56.87″W / 41.2129556°N 95.9324639°W |
Built | 1935[3] |
Architect | Ash, Howard, Needles, & Tammen; Kansas City Bridge Co. |
MPS | Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92000742[1] |
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Added to NRHP | June 29, 1992 |
Removed from NRHP | July 14, 2011[2] |
The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally the South Omaha Bridge but renamed the Veterans Memorial Bridge in 1995) was a continuous warren through truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Omaha, Nebraska with Council Bluffs, Iowa via U.S. Highway 275.
Omaha floated a $2 million bond issue for the bridge in 1931. However, when the bonds did not sell, the Omaha Bridge Commission was formed to secure financing from the Public Works Administration. The initial design by the Kansas City architects Ash, Howard, Needles and Tammen called for the bridge to have seven spans. However, when the War Department announced plans to reroute the river channel, the design was changed to two 525-foot (160 m), continuously supported, Warren through spans and a series of Warren deck truss approach spans.
It was built by the Kansas City Bridge Company opening on January 18, 1936. It is 22.2 feet (6.8 m) wide and 2,126 feet (648 m) long. The piers were initially on dry land, since the river had not been rerouted. Tolls on the bridge were discontinued on September 25, 1947.
The bridge provided a much-needed direct route across the Missouri River to the Omaha Stockyards for livestock delivery trucks. Before the South Omaha Bridge was built trucks had to cross the Douglas Street Bridge and drive through downtown Omaha to reach the packinghouse district. Although listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, the bridge was torn down so a new four-lane girder bridge could be constructed with a target opening date in 2010. The old bridge was 4,378 feet (1,334 m) long and provided a clear roadway width of only 22 feet 6 inches (6.86 m). In November 2006 Nebraska placed a 5-ton vehicle limit on the bridge. On June 11, 2008, an additional height restriction requiring vehicles to be under 8 feet (2.4 m) was imposed.[4] On September 8, 2009, at 9 am CDT, the bridge closed so that the new bridge's construction could continue.[5] The original bridge was completely demolished by March 2010 and removed from the NRHP in 2011.
The new bridge opened May 28, 2010. It provides for four 12-foot-wide thru lanes (3.7 m) and a 4-foot-wide raised median (1.2 m) with 10-foot-wide shoulders (3.0 m) and a 10-foot-wide bike trail (3.0 m). The new bridge is 4,300 feet (1,300 m) long and 87 feet 8 inches (26.72 m) wide.
See also
- Transport portal
- Engineering portal
- Iowa portal
- List of crossings of the Missouri River
- List of historic bridges in Nebraska
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ National Park Service, "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11". Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge". Structurae.
- ^ "Height limit imposed on Veterans Bridge". Omaha World-Herald. June 7, 2007.
- ^ "Memorial Bridge's final day coming". Omaha World-Herald. August 26, 2009.
External links
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Road bridges in Iowa
- Road bridges in Nebraska
- Buildings and structures in Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska
- History of South Omaha, Nebraska
- Bridges completed in 1935
- Bridges completed in 2010
- Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- U.S. Route 275
- Former toll bridges in Iowa
- Former toll bridges in Nebraska
- Former National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Former National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- Landmarks in South Omaha, Nebraska
- Monuments and memorials in Iowa
- Monuments and memorials in Nebraska
- Warren truss bridges in the United States
- 1935 establishments in Iowa
- 1935 establishments in Nebraska
- 2010 disestablishments in Iowa
- 2010 disestablishments in Nebraska
- Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States