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Bridge (I-480) Over Missouri River
aerial view of Missouri River, with two bridges; looking from the Omaha side, with rail yard in foreground, between the bridges
Bridge (I-480) Over Missouri River
aerial view of two bridges over Missouri River; some snow cover on the ground; looking from the Iowa side
Bridge demolition
Some trusses of the old Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha on the Missouri Rive were cut loose Friday and lowered to barges moored below. On the other side of the bridge a truss was lowered by the crane mounted on one of the barges.…
Bridge Moves Along
Drilling into rock about 106 feet below the river, men and machines for Tri-States Drilling Co. are nearing completion of the caissons under pier 9 for the Spring Street Interstate 80 bridge. All other piers with the exception of number 8 in…
Bridge, Spring Street
photo of Spring Street bridge of I-80, looking west
C.B. Has Own Electricity For First Time In History - Changeover Made Friday Night . . .
Council Bluffs On Own Power . . . as switches are thrown by District Manager Vern Beats, above, and Distribution Supt. Claude Dilley at the Iowa Power & Light Co. sub-station on North Fifteenth St. Friday night.
Construction of Union Pacifc Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 08, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 7, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Pictures taken from February to May 1887.
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 18, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 18, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Pictures taken from February to May 1887.
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 24, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 26, 1887."
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - May 1887."
Council Bluffs & Omaha Wagon Bridge
Photograph of the Council Bluff & Omaha Wagon bridge. Opened to public Oct. 30, 1888. Notes about cost, size, and construction on back of image.
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of east and west banks of the Missouri River at the Ak-Sar-Ben-Bridge (currently site of I-480 bridge). Council Bluffs' West Broadway and Playland Park are pictured in the top half of the photo, and the American Smelting and Refinery…
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo, looking north, of Union Pacific Missouri River bridge, with the Omaha Public Power District's Jones Street station pictured in the upper left of the photo.
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of Council Bluffs, Missouri River, and eastern Omaha, looking north from Lake Manawa to Carter Lake and the Omaha Municipal Airport