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.…
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.
Progress on the Highway 375 bridge resurfacing project is inspected by Maurice Pearce, Public Works director and Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co., of Sioux City. Workmen have removed about three-fourths of the old…
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…
Girl Scouts won't get their feet wet - unless they want to - when they cross a lake at Camp Neyati near Glenwood. Council Bluffs Business and Professional Women donated $670 for this suspension bridge. Only the handrails are left to be installed. …
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…
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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The South Omaha Bridge will be closed until sometime next spring while major maintenance work progresses. Superintendent George Grower of Eby Construction Co., said the job includes replacement of about 2100 feet of decking, a 1 1/2-inch coat of…
Into a kennel . . . goes the stray black Lab, to wait for adoption or to be reclaimed by its owner. PAWS keeps every animal for adoption or reclamation for at least seven days - longer, if possible. Animals picked up in cruelty investigations get…
Into a kennel . . . goes the stray black lab, to wait for adoption or to be reclaimed by its owner. PAWS keeps every animal for adoption or reclamation for at least seven days -- longer, if possible. Animals picked up in cruelty investigations get…