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Work Progressing On River Bridge
Closed since the middle of April, the South Omaha Bridge has been undergoing major repairs with new surfacing on the deck plus cleaning and painting. Highways 92 and 275 have been detoured until the work is complete. Job Supt. George Grower of Ely…
Will Open North 16th To Traffic - Road Builders To Sweep Down New Surfacing
Temporary End Of The Line . . . for the North Sixteenth Street paving is the Illinois Central Railroad track (alongside poles). Dotted lines show the approximate route the road will take north to link up with an Interstate Highway interchange, which…
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Miss Council Bluffs . . . Marilou Joyner cuts ribbon to signify the Interstate segment open to traffic. Watching are Mayor Ferris, Mayor Moss, Joseph Coupal, director of highways, Mayor Jackson, and Mayor Knadle. Miss Joyner had to cut the ribbon…
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Representatives of the 14 communities bordering Interstate 29 stand "tied" together at the dedication Thursday at Onawa of 36.4 miles of the superroad from Missouri Valley to Onawa. Each community representative tied his town's name to that of his…
Week Of Commuting For Road Engineers - Families Settled In Atlantic Now, But
New District Home . . . in Atlantic for Highway Commission men has an impressive back side.
SWI Towns Anticipate I-29 Opening - More Housing, Business Expected
This Is The End Of The Paving . . . of Interstate 29 a mile north of Bartlett. The 10-mile stretch south of Council Bluffs to Highway 34, just south of Pacific Junction, is due to open sometime this week, say Iowa Highway Commission officials. The…
Superroad Programs Receive Sample Of November's Freeze - Bridge, Paving Set Back
On The Way To Bellevue, Neb. . . . motorists traveling west on Highway 370 south of Council Bluffs will pass over this soon-to-be-completed bridge. Interstate 29, that will eventually link Kansas City and points south with Council Bluffs, will run…
Substructure Job On Schedule; To Be Completed This Autumn
Manmade Peninsula . . . extends into the Missouri River to allow workmen to work on piers for the new Interstate Highway Bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The pier at the end of the sand jetty is the only one in the river. Four are in various…
Smooth Moving On 375 Bridge
After being closed to traffic since February, the Highway 375 bridge over Mosquito Creek was recently opened thus avoiding a pair of roundabout detours. The smoothly resurfaced bridge with new aluminum rails and new deck cost $190,000.
Shakeup In Highway Maintenance Staff - Seven Persons Involved Here
Reading A Report . . . of their discharge are Carl Cooper, seated, Jesse Poor, and Albert Neighbors, right.
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Checking Placement . . . of steel reinforcement before concrete is poured is George Brower, project supervisor.
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Iron Workers . . . Conia Halterman, Route 4, and Paul Hodges, Omaha, perform welding chores on expansion channels for the South Omaha Bridge resurfacing project.
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Work continues Friday on the South Omaha Bridge where employees of the Eby Construction Company of Omaha have been contracted by the State of Nebraska to resurface and paint the span. Work began six weeks ago and Supervisor George Brower says it will…
Paving On Ramp
Jim Presnell, resident construction engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, said Friday work on paving Interstate Highways 29 and 80 between Highway 192 and the Missouri River is "progressing very satisfactorily". Paving on the ramp at Highway 192…
Paving Next For Underpass
Workmen for Dugdale Construction Co. lay steel in preparation for paving of the half-mile link that will complete the Interstate Highway necklace around Council Bluffs. Paving at the Union Pacific Railroad underpass will probably start Thursday.…
Patrol Chief Says There's No Excuse - It's Problem Spot, But
Intersection . . . of relocated Highway 34 (center) and Highway 71 to right and left has been the scene of several accidents.
Official Opening:
Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…
New Super Highway To Spare Dodge Park - Plans For Ball Diamond Out, But . . .
The Tentative Route . . . of the proposed Interstate Highway through west Council Bluffs is shown by dotted lines. The "X" indicates the point where a new park was to be located.
New Rest Stops Thoroughly Modern - Loveland Spot On Interstate 80
Inside Looking Out . . . is attendant Bob Millett, who checks tourist information on folding display board at the Loveland rest stop on Interstate 80. From this workshop he can view the parking area, still coated in winter white, through the window.
New Rest Areas
Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…