16th Street Viaduct (1887)

Photos

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #412077

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad & Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on 16th Street
Location: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1887; Replaced 1900
Builders: - Andrew Rosewater of Bukovan, Bohemia (Design)
- Raymond & Campbell of Council Bluffs, Iowa (Contractor)
Railroads: - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: 1 150' Howe through truss
2 96' Howe through trusses
10 50' Warren deck trusses
1 50' skewed Warren deck truss
1 30' skewed Warren deck truss
11 50' timber trestle spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 1,500.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.24889, -95.93722 (decimal degrees)
41°14'56" N, 95°56'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/253892/4570547 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Omaha South
Inventory number: BH 79582 (Bridgehunter.com ID)