Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30)
Blair Bridge | |
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 Blair Bridge on June 20, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods. Authorities attempted to keep the bridge open since it was the only crossing that could be crossed between Sioux City and Omaha | |
| 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 |
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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).
See also
- Lincoln Highway (Omaha) - The Lincoln Highway formerly ran through Blair and over this bridge.
References
- ^ "Blair Bridges", Blair Historic Preservation Alliance, accessed 2008-09-01.
- "Blair Bridge", bridgehunter.com, accessed 2008-09-01.
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"
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- U.S. Route 30
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- Road bridges in Iowa
- Bridges over the Missouri River
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- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
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