Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30)
Appearance
(Redirected from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge (Blair))
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
[edit]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
[edit]- The Lincoln Highway formerly ran through Blair and over this bridge
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
References
[edit]- ^ "Blair Bridges". Blair Historic Preservation Alliance. Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ "Blair Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
External links
[edit]- 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