Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30)
Appearance
Blair Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°33′04″N 96°05′44″W / 41.55111°N 96.09556°W |
Carries | US 30 |
Crosses | Missouri River |
Locale | Blair, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa, USA |
Location | |
The Blair Bridge or Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 30 between the U.S. states of Nebraska and Iowa, across the Missouri River near Blair, Nebraska.[1] Rail traffic crosses via the parallel Blair Bridge (Union Pacific Railroad).
History
The first Blair Bridge opened to traffic in 1929. It was designed by Harrington, Howard, and Ash and Sverdrup & Parcel and constructed by Kansas City Bridge Company, Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company, and Woods Brothers Construction Company. Originally a toll bridge, the tolls were removed in 1962.[2]
In 1991, a new structure replaced the original truss bridge.
See also
- Lincoln Highway (Omaha) - The Lincoln Highway formerly ran through Blair and over this bridge.
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
Reference
- ^ "Blair Bridges". Blair Historic Preservation Alliance. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Blair Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NE-1, "Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River on Highway 30 between Nebraska & Iowa, Blair vicinity, Washington County, NE"
Categories:
- U.S. Route 30
- Road bridges in Nebraska
- Road bridges in Iowa
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Buildings and structures in Washington County, Nebraska
- Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
- Iowa bridge (structure) stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Nebraska building and structure stubs
- United States Numbered Highways stubs