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Workmen Get Big Lift On The Job
Customer Service . . . sends Monte Christensen up a (power) pole - literally. He's an installer-repairman for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and usually gets a birds-eye view of the neighborhoods in which he works. He says one of the biggest hazards…
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of of Union Pacific bridge
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of women and children on Council Bluffs riverfront with Union Pacific bridge in background
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the construction of the Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Council Bluffs riverfront with Union Pacific bridge in background
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of construction of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of construction of Union Pacific bridge over Missouri River
Union Pacific Bridge
Construction of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River.
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of the construction of Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri River.
Union Pacific Bridge
Photograph of Council Bluffs riverfront. Construction of Union Pacific bridge in background.
Trackage In:
Union Pacific Railroad trackage now serves the Iowa-Nebraska River Industrial Park in the Southwest part of Council Bluffs. Peavey Elevator Co. can be seen in the background.
Towboat
Aerial photograph of a Towboat in the Missouri River
Today...
Today...fast trains use the modern steel Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at approximately the same location. The bridge is above the reach of high water and boats pass underneath as they travel both up and down the deeper Missouri River.
Today
Today... the Missouri River is calm and peaceful--thanks to dry weather and the series of dams built upstream by Army Engineers. The river level is now about one-half foot, a far cry from five years ago. Compare the levels against the Water works…
Today
Today...the span, now called Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, has been doubled in width to keep up with increased traffic. The 5, 700 foot-long bridge was sold to the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. in 1938 for $2,350.00. …
This Is Council Bluffs
tugboat churns its way upstream on the Missouri Riber pushing its barges. Council Bluffs already has become a frequent port-of-call for water traffic such as this and local businessmen hope to see it increase. This view, taken north of the South…
This Is Council Bluffs
The Illinois Central draw bridge over the Missouri River is one of the largest of its kind in this country. The Iowa span of the bridge was built in 1893; the Nebraska span later. The Omaha skyline is at the top of this piecture which is looking to…