Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by the parents of Kim Harvey in October 2008

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BH Photo #125977

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

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 Corporation of Kansas City, Kansas (Desginer)
- Theodore Zoli

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)

Quadrangle map:

Omaha North

Inventory number

BH 37618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• February 15, 2014: New photos from Jim Allen
• January 3, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• July 14, 2011: New photos from Joe Underwood
• December 2, 2009: Updated by Brad J Williams: Added more data.
• October 14, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• Brad J Williams - brad [at] bradwilliamsphotography [dot] com
• Joe Underwood
• Wikipedia
• Luke
• Jim Allen
• Andrew Raker

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