South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 41°12′46.64″N 95°55′56.87″W / 41.2129556°N 95.9324639°W / 41.2129556; -95.9324639
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m add/change/refine category; MOS fixes; all included cat, removed: Category:Truss bridges in the United States using AWB
No edit summary
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP | name = South Omaha Bridge
{{Infobox NRHP
⚫
| nrhp_type =
| image = South-omaha-bridge.jpg
| name = South Omaha Bridge
⚫
| nrhp_type =
⚫
| caption = The old, now-demolished bridge
| image = South-omaha-bridge.jpg
⚫
| location= {{jct|country=USA|US|275}}, [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]] / [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
⚫
| caption = The old, now-demolished bridge
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|41|12|46.64|N|95|55|56.87|W|display=inline,title}}
⚫
| location= {{jct|state=IA|US|275|IA|92|NE|92}}, [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]] / [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
⚫
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|41|12|46.64|N|95|55|56.87|W|display=inline,title}}
⚫
| area =
⚫
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
⚫
| built = 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=http://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0007767|title=South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge|work=Structurae}}</ref>
⚫
| area =
⚫
| architect = Ash, Howard, Needles, & Tammen; Kansas City Bridge Co.
⚫
| built = 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=http://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0007767|title=South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge|work=Structurae}}</ref>
⚫
| architecture = Other
⚫
| architect = Ash, Howard, Needles, & Tammen; Kansas City Bridge Co.
⚫
| added = June 29, 1992
⚫
| architecture =
⚫
| delisted = July 14, 2011<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110722.htm "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11".] Retrieved 2013-05-15.</ref>
⚫
| added = June 29, 1992
| governing_body = State
⚫
| delisted = July 14, 2011<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110722.htm "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11".] Retrieved 2013-05-15.</ref>
| mpsub=Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
| mpsub = Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
| refnum=92000742
<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
| refnum = 92000742<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref>
}}
}}


Line 26: Line 26:


[[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]]

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.
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|work=|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|work=|publisher=[[Omaha World-Herald]]}}</ref> The original bridge was completely demolished by March 2010 and removed from the NRHP in 2011.
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.


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.


==See also==
==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Bridges}}
* {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
* {{Portal-inline|Nebraska}}
* {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}
* {{Portal-inline|Iowa}}
* {{Portal-inline|Iowa}}
* [[List of crossings of the Missouri River]]
* [[List of crossings of the Missouri River]]
Line 42: Line 43:


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (1935)}}
*[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]
*[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]
Line 60: Line 62:
[[Category:Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:History of South Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:History of South Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1933]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1935]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2010]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2010]]
[[Category:Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Bridges on the United States Numbered Highways]]
[[Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 275]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 275]]
[[Category:Former toll bridges in Iowa]]
[[Category:Former toll bridges in Iowa]]
Line 73: Line 75:
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Warren truss bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Warren truss bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:1935 establishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:1935 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in Iowa]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 08:07, 26 December 2023

South Omaha Bridge
The old, now-demolished bridge
South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge is located in Iowa
South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge
South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge is located in the United States
South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge
Location US 275 / Iowa 92 / N-92, Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates41°12′46.64″N 95°55′56.87″W / 41.2129556°N 95.9324639°W / 41.2129556; -95.9324639
Built1935[3]
ArchitectAsh, Howard, Needles, & Tammen; Kansas City Bridge Co.
MPSHighway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.92000742[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 29, 1992
Removed from NRHPJuly 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.

The new South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge from south on Nebraska side.

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 original bridge's demolition in progress

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ National Park Service, "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11". Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  3. ^ "South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge". Structurae.
  4. ^ "Height limit imposed on Veterans Bridge". Omaha World-Herald. June 7, 2007.
  5. ^ "Memorial Bridge's final day coming". Omaha World-Herald. August 26, 2009.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge (1935).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Omaha_Veterans_Memorial_Bridge&oldid=1191867942"