This Aerial Photo . . . of the USDA's experimental farm three miles south of Treynor, taken before Monday's torrent, shows the breaks in terracing and consequent erosion caused by several hard-hitting rains in the last 10 days. Damage like this…
This Is A Drawing...of the Interstate 80 bridge which will carry traffic between the southwest part of Council Bluffs and Spring Street in Omaha. The Omaha side is in the foreground.
Like a double image the Interstate 680 bridge across the Missouri on Interstate 680 is rising to match its older twin, the Mormon Bridge at left. The center section of the span is being fabricated aboard a barge on the river and will be hoisted as a…
Shadows and angles present an interesting view of the supports underneath the Spring Street linking Council Bluffs and Omaha. A roadway directly under the span leads to the Chain of Lakes Park now under construction. Photo by Dave Decker.
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Bridge Sites Considered for Span Between C.B. and Omaha
29th Ave. to Spring St. (see separate file on "Bridge, Spring Street"
9th Ave. to Leavenworth
Ave B. to about Capitol
I60 (adjacent to Mormon Bridge)
I480 (see separate file "Bridge…
A Big Attraction Monday . . . at the Essex centennial parade was a float containing an old-fashioned bathtub with a live occupant. There was more than one peek over the rim but the proliferation of soap suds muddied the view. The Labor Day parade…
Mr. and Mrs. Folmer Jensen, Kimballton, hitched up for the Essex Centennial parade Monday along with dozens of other "pioneer folks" and "Daniel Boones." The celebration ended Labor Day.