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Interstate 80 will soon be stretching further north with recent contracts led by the Iowa Highway Commission. Doted [sic] lines show the graded route of the superroad. Completed pavement (1) extends from near Weston (2) to Highway 375 in Council…

Bridge, Spring Street (I-80)
Across Missouri River between C.B. and Omaha
Earlier items in 'Bridge Sites" file

Symbolic Linking...of the two states is performed by Nebraska Gov. J.J. Exon, William Gray, chairman of the Iowa Highway Commission, and Council Bluffs Mayor Joseph B. Katelman.

photo of Spring Street bridge of I-80, looking west

With five of the 11 piers for the new Interstate 80 Highway completed, and work on the other six piers well along in varying stages, crews for the Jensen Construction Co. of Des Moines have lost no time from weather this past year. Looking toward…

Delta piers for Spring Street Bridge are taking shape as the reinforcing steel fans out on the number 11 pier on the Iowa side of the river. Grading for the Nebraska approach can be seen in upper background. The substructure is scheduled for…

photo, from overpass, of interstate highway in rural area