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Engineers Plan To Build Underpass From Top Down
Detour Routes...will be constructed on either side of the Union Pacific's tracks at this location to allow train passage while Iowa Highway Commission contractors build an underpass for Interstate 29--from the top down!--Nonpareil Photo.
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…
I-29 Segment Is Now Open
First Through The U.P. Underpass . . . is the Thomas Jefferson High School Band. The Abraham Lincoln High School Band also participated in the Interstate 29 dedication and opening ceremonies Wednesday afternoon. This section completes Interstate…
It Was A Big Hill At One Time
Giant earth movers south of Council Bluffs along the Interstate 29 route that will eventually link the Bluffs with Kansas City, MO, have gouged out almost an entire hill in their quest for fill dirt. John Thielan, Neola, job foreman for Dusenberg…
Cars Now Lap Gap
One more gap in the Interstate Highway system around Council Bluffs was eliminated Friday as I-29 between Ninth Avenue and North Sixteenth Street was opened to traffic. Traffic may now skirt by Council Bluffs on the north and proceed to the East…
A Good Sign
Highway commission employees erect signs proclaiming the good news of the completion of a segment of Interstate 29 from the I-480 bridge to North Sixteenth Street. The new section, to open Friday, will allow I-29 and U.S. 75 traffic to bypass busy…
Interstate Bridge Work Pushed
These steel pilings - resembling the bony structure of a huge fish stuck in a sand dune - will provide support for a bridge on Interstate 29-80. Work shown here is one of the many phases in the highway project. This span west of Highway 192 on…
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…
Delay Opening Of I-80 West Of Avoca
Interstate 80 . . . winds from the bluffs overlooking Loveland to an interchange with Interstate 29. Bridge in foreground is the new Interstate 29 overpass and east section of that bridge will be open next week. Bridge in center takes Illinois…
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.…
Erect Tribute To Armed Forces
Erecting Plaque . . . on Interstate Highway 29 are Arden Mulvania and Jack Richardson. The Iowa Highway Commission employees did the work on their own time.
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Hard Surfaced Shoulders . . . will mean greater safety for future travelers on the Interstate. The shoulders will be 10 feet wide on the outside edge of the highway, 6 feet wide on the inside dividing strip. Construction involves almost as much work…
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Plastic Sheets . . . are another construction innovation being used on the Interstate project. The plastic us used to simplify the curing of freshly poured concrete. When the new surface is poured, it is immediately covered with huge sheets of the…
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Another view . . . of the Interchange site shows the Mormon Trail (parked cars) approaching the new highway from the west. The angle formed by the junction is currently one of the busiest spots in the Interstate project. Machines and men are working…
Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished
Bridge Work . . . continues through the winter months on the relocation of Highway 34 south of Glenwood. The highway is being rerouted around Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 through the bluffs south of town. Most of the grading for the project has…
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.…
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…