Know Your Scenes:

Title

Know Your Scenes:

Subject

Local news

Description

A lot of Missouri River water has gone under this bridge and a lot of railroad trains have crossed over since it was completed in 1904. But it still ranks as one of the longest of its type in the world. Can you identify this span?

Answer: The Illinois-Central Railroad Bridge, a truss double swing bridge, connects Council Bluffs with Omaha.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Daily Nonpareil September 27, 1959

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1959-09-27

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

KnowYourScenes_1958_59_09_27_1959_001.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

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