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Photo taken by the parents of Kim Harvey in October 2008

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Missouri River on bike trail (next to a national park service building) in Omaha
Location: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
Future prospects: will be part of a larger bike trail
History: Opened 2008 to bicycle and foot traffic only
Builders: - APAC of Kansas City, Kansas (Builder)
- Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff of Kansas City, Kansas (Desginer)
Design: Cable-stayed.
The Bridge is the longest pedestrian bridge that connects two states. From One end to another its nearly 1/2 mile.
Also called: Omaha-Council Bluffs Foot Bridge
"Ped Bridge"
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.26532, -95.92215 (decimal degrees)
41°15'55" N, 95°55'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/255216/4572329 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Omaha North
Inventory number: BH 37618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Omaha-Council Bluffs Foot Bridge

Posted November 19, 2009, by Brad J. Williams (brad [at] bradwilliamsphotography [dot] com)

I took photos of the entire construction from the first survey stake until the completion. Here is my favorite: