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Second Omaha Railroad Bridge

Douglas County, Nebraska, and Pottawattamie County, Iowa
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Photos 

Photocopy Of Photograph, Original Negative In The Possession Of John R. Morison, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Photographer Unknown, Circa 1887. South Web And West Portal Of Bridge

Photo collected by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Missouri River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Council Bluffs, Douglas County, Nebraska, and Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1886-87 under the direction of George S. Morison; replaced 1916
Builder
- George S. Morison of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Design
Main spans: Four Whipple through trusses
Approaches: Pratt deck trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 246.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.24974, -95.91739   (decimal degrees)
41°14'59" N, 95°55'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/255557/4570586 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Omaha North
Inventory number
BH 44446 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (4,000)
Built 1887 (134)
Built during 1880s (1,088)
Council Bluffs, Iowa (36)
Douglas County, Nebraska (37)
George S. Morison (18)
Iowa (4,051)
Lost (11,113)
Lost 1916 (6)
Lost during 1910s (70)
Missouri River (98)
 Navigable waterway (1,548)
Nebraska (1,174)
Omaha, Nebraska (29)
Pottawattamie County, Iowa (102)
Replaced by new bridge (7,605)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,518)
State line crossing (547)
Through truss (9,577)
Truss (24,140)
Union Pacific Railroad (990)
Whipple truss (161)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER NE-6 - Omaha Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

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