Blair Bridge (Union Pacific Railroad)
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Blair Bridge | |
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 The Blair Bridges on June 20, 2011, during the 2011 Missouri River floods. Both bridges were the only ones that could be used during the flood between Omaha and Sioux City. | |
| Coordinates | 41°33′05″N 96°05′44″W / 41.55139°N 96.09556°W |
| Carries | Union Pacific Railroad |
| Crosses | Missouri River |
| Locale | Blair, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa, USA |
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The Blair Bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad's Blair Subdivision between the U.S. states of Nebraska and Iowa, across the Missouri River near Blair, Nebraska. It was built in 1883 by the Sioux City and Pacific Rail Road, replacing a car ferry.[1] Automobile traffic crosses via the parallel Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30).
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
- List of crossings of the Missouri River
References
[edit]- ^ Blair Historic Preservation Alliance. "Blair Bridges". Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NE-7, "Blair Crossing Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Blair vicinity, Washington County, NE", 5 photos, 1 photo caption page
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Categories:
- Union Pacific Railroad bridges
- Chicago and North Western Railway
- Railroad bridges in Nebraska
- Railroad bridges in Iowa
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Buildings and structures in Washington County, Nebraska
- Transportation buildings and structures in Harrison County, Iowa
- Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- Interstate railroad bridges in the United States