Union Pacific 84th Street Bridge

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Union Pacific 84th Street Bridge

Union Pacific 84th Street Bridge

Photo taken by Brad J Williams in December 2009

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Overview

Bridge over 84th Street on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Status

Open to traffic

History

Originally built as a "tunnel", replaced c. 1980 with bridge.

Design

Originally built in 1904-1906(according Tim Vana Local Railfan)as a "tunnel" as part of the Lane Cutoff. The tunnel replaced c. 1977 with bridge. The Tunnel was named the "Awful Tunnel" by Omaha residence because it took a major road down to 2 narrow lanes through the tunnel. More info coming soon.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 440.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.22155, -96.04310   (decimal degrees)
41°13'18" N, 96°02'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/747860/4567567 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Ralston

Inventory number

BH 43717 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 28, 2012: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• December 8, 2009: Updated by Brad J Williams: added more info
• December 7, 2009: Added by Brad J Williams

Sources 

• Brad J Williams - brad [at] bradwilliamsphotography [dot] com
• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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