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UP - Omaha Railroad Bridge (1887)
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
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #158053
Description
This is one of if not the earliest documented bridge associated with famous engineer Ralph Modjeski who was assistant engineer for this bridge's construction.
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
- Builders
- - George S. Morison of New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Assistant Engineer)
- Railroad
- - Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Main spans: Four Whipple through trusses
Approaches: Pratt deck trusses
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 246.0 ft.
- Also called
- UP - Missouri River Bridge (1887)
- 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)
- Quadrangle map:
- Omaha South
- Inventory number
- BH 44446 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 18, 2017: New photo from Dave King
- April 1, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Ralph Modjeski as Asst. Engineer.
- March 14, 2010: Added by James Baughn