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Down to open water
The last above-water scraps of the mid-channel pier that once supported the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge Wednesday were being scooped onto a waiting barge for disposal. Large iron plates that were attached to the pier for protection against the ravages of the…
CB Park board would save, help develop Ak Bridge pier
The object . . . of the Council Bluffs Park Board's efforts the next few weeks will be this three-pillared Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge pier, on which is proposed a two-story, quasi-public building. --Nonpareil Photo.
Ak-Bridge scene
Ak-Bridge scene . . .won't be changing much in the next few months as decisions are made on how to get rid of the last 400-foot long center span. Several plans have been offered. --Nonpareil Photo.
Bridge executioners arrive
Swapping set . . . from the Iowa side of the Missouri River, Allied Structural Steel employees will soon be moving to Nebraska to prepare for final demolition of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge which overshadows the river scene. --Nonpareil Photo.
Ak Bridge death neat, clean job
The fallen giant . . . was being cut up for scrap shortly after the blast by workmen for Allied Structural Steel of Hammond, Ind. The sight caused a minor traffic jam on the I-480 bridge as motorists stopped to take a look.
Ak Bridge death neat, clean job
The submerged bridge . . . began trapping ice chunks floating down the Missouri River. Demolition of the bridge's piers is expected to begin after Christmas.
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Old and new Missouri River bridges
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Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge demolition
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Joe Katelman and Pete Pakey at Ak Bridge
Ak span's 8 decade use ends
This pix was taken before 1913, perhaps near the turn of the century, said Mrs. Wilson. John F. Allen, tollmaster.
Ak-Sar-Ben buys Douglas Street Bridge
The Douglas street bridge, which Council Bluffs voters refused to purchase for $2,500,000 last Nov. 6 was sold by the tram and bridge companies Monday to the Ak-Sar-Ben organization in Omaha for $2,350.00. Tram company officials made the deal with…
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
April 2007 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
August 2003 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
February/March 2010 Historical Society newsletter.
Will New Interstate 29 Mean Free Bridge At Bellevue?
Bellevue GAR Memorial Toll Bridge...may get a new lease on life when Interstate 29 south of Council Bluffs opens. This is the upstream view from the new park south of Highway 370. Stacks of the Loup River Power District rise in the left of the…
Terminal Bridge
Terminal Bridge over Missouri River.