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Iowa, Neb. Share Bridge - Mormon Bridge Ownership Change
Spanning The Not-So-Muddy Missouri River . . . is the Mormon Bridge north of Council Bluffs. The toll bridge is to be turned over to the states of Nebraska and Iowa in March. Nebraska will do the maintenance; but both states will foot the bill.
Twins Growing More Alike
Twin spans of the Mormon Bridge look more alike every day. The structure on the right is new and will carry westbound traffic of Interstate Highway 680 when the bridge is completed next year. Workmen are currently pouring concrete for the new deck…
Twin Is Planned For Mormon Bridge
Soon To Be Joined . . . by another two-lane span just north of it is the Mormon Bridge across the Missouri river west of Crescent. Officials hope construction can start this year.
Travelers To Iowa May Have To Pay Toll To Reach State - When I-680 Span Is Built
Toll May Still Be Collected . . . at the Mormon Bridge once a new interstate structure is constructed by the states of Iowa and Nebraska within the next three years. Iowa legislators don't relish the idea.
Dedicate New Mormon Bridge - Winds Up Two Days Of Sober Tributes
On Speakers' Platform . . . at bridge dedication are Marvin G. Schmid, Mormon First President J. Reuben Clark Jr., and Gov. William S. Beardsley.
Mormon Bridge Opens To Traffic - About 200 Attend Brief Ceremonies
Official Caravan . . . heads across new Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge at opening ceremonies Sunday. Lead car carries Marine officers headed by Maj. Robert Wray of Ft. Omaha.
Approach Work Is Begun For Bridge - New Highway Is Being Laid West Of Crescent
Crews Begin Paving . . . highway approach to a new Missouri River bridge. Highway 75 and 30A at Crescent run across bottom of picture. Highway approach to bridge runs to west.
'Missourian' Launched On The Missouri
Tug Boat "Missourian" . . . rests in water of the Missouri River following her launching Wednesday.
Stabilized River Seen Within 10 Years - Will Cost 62 Million . . . . April 17, 1955
Looking Directly Downstream . . . from the present pilot channel in the Missouri River the viewer looks across the area where the river will be channeled to take directly under the Decatur Bridge in the distance.
Downriver Exploration For 100 Hardy Iowans - Sioux City To Missouri Valley
Rainy Weather Attire . . . was the order of the day as members of the Missouri River tour group gathered at the embarkation dock in Sioux City. Nearly 100 people made the 120-mile downriver trip to Missouri Valley.
Missouri River
File #1: 5/23/88
Rock Dikes . . . are an important part of the Missouri River stabilization work. These above Councill Bluffs were seen on a river inspection trip between Blair and Nebraska City, Neb. Rock being used on these dikes was taken from the bottom of the…
3 More Rock Dikes Planned For River Here
Current Diversion . . . in Missouri River is accomplished by this rock dock jutting out from Council Bluffs shore, just north of I-480 bridge.
Army Model Of Missouri Helped Save Local Levees
This Is Council Bluffs . . . as viewed by employees of the U.S. army engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station near Clinton Miss. No. 1 is the Ak-Sar-Ben bridge river gauge; 2 - Union Pacific tracks; 3 - Twenty-ninth avenue, old Indian Creek…
Scale Model Of Missouri River
Water Flows Through . . . miniature navigation channel of engineer project at Mead, Neb.
Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge
Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned…