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UP - 50th Street "Awful Tunnel"

Douglas County, Nebraska

Photos 

Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

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BH Photo #241470

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge under railroad on 50th street
Location
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Builders
- James Keys of Omaha, Nebraska (Design)
- Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins Contracting Co. of Beatrice, Nebraska (Erection)
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 33.1 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.22156, -95.99023   (decimal degrees)
41°13'18" N, 95°59'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/249346/4567665 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Omaha South
Inventory number
BH 53158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,688)
Built 1905 (825)
Built during 1900s (7,688)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,270)
Deck arch (11,923)
Doomed (1,070)
Douglas County, Nebraska (87)
Have street view (29,331)
James Keys (8)
Kilpatrick Brothers & Collins Contracting Co. (9)
 Nebraska (1,693)
Omaha, Nebraska (70)
One-lane traffic (7,941)
Open (41,022)
Owned by railroad (13,604)
Railroad (16,559)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,290)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,655)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,481)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builders
  • September 14, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 25, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • August 12, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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