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Photograph of Interstate 480 Bridge during construction, May 1966. Connects Broadway (Council Bluffs) to Douglas Street (Omaha).
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City 'Strongly' Backs Diagonal - Passes Resolution On Highway Issue July 2, 1957 City To Push Fight For Neola Diagonal - State Would Delay Project But . . . July 10, 1957 State Welcomes Diagonal Talks - But Still Favors The Loveland Route July 16, 1957 Diagonal Highway Would Save Up To 148,500 Miles Day - By 1975, C.B. Delegation Stresses . . . July 23, 1957 Chamber Charges IHC Head Yielding To Political Pressure - Hopes For Neola Diagonal Appear To Hinge On FBR; Leans Toward Sioux City In Highway Issue July 24, 1957 Chamber Delays Decision On New Meeting With IHC - Wants Comparative Reports First . . . July 25, 1957 Larsen Denies Any Favoritism - Says Each Group Had Fair Hearing July 25, 1957 Chamber To Base Fight On Use And Cost Figures - In Pushing For Neola Diagonal July 26, 1957 GOP Members Of IHC Hit Back At Malone, Loveless - Both Were 'Grossly Ill-Advised' . . . August 1, 1957 No Priority Is Shown On Interstate - Washington Hears Of 'Compromise" . . . August 2, 1957 Sticks To Guns In Highway Row - Malone Says GOPs 'Hiding Decisions' August 2, 1957 Chamber Names Road Delegation - To Meet With IHC Tuesday At Ames August 5, 1957 Chamber Group To Stress Importance Of Neola Diagonal - at Meeting With Highway Commission . . . August 6, 1957 Darrington Plugs For Neola-Loveland Leg - Spokesman For Missouri Valley . . . August 6, 1957 Hopes For Neola Route Brighter - - But Still Dim - Highway Commission To Reconsider Loveland Priority . . . August 7, 1957 Case Of Neola Cutoff Before Highway Chief - Delegations To Washington . . . August 8, 1957 Bureau Action Stalls Interstate Planning - Assess Advantages Of Neola Route . . . August 22, 1957 Both Routes Of Interstate Needed, Says Hickenlooper August 25, 1957 Prove Your Route Stand, Chamber Challenges Reed - C.B. Group Wants The Figures . . . September 11, 1957 Neola-Loveland Route Urged By Federal Engineer September 10, 1957 New Plan Would Start C.B. - Neola Leg A Year Later - After Loveland Route Is Launched . . . September 18, 1957 IHC Adopts Compromise Plan In Highway Dispute - To Seek Special Funds For Bluffs-Neola Route . . . September 19, 1957 Plan New Attack On Loveland-Neola Leg - Council Bluffs, Omaha Chambers . . . September 21, 1957 Table 'Key' To IHC Stand In Interstate Dispute - Traffic Estimates, Operating Costs And Trip Movements . . . September 22, 1957 'Extra' Road Funds Depend On Shifting Formulas - Grants To Iowa for 1960 'Might' Contain Money For Neola Cutoff . . . September 27, 1957 C.B. - Neola Leg Of Interstate Would Cost $27 Million - Where Will Money Come From? . . . September 28, 1957 Beck Reaffirms Plan To Resolve Priority Dispute - On Interstate Highway . . . September 29, 1957 IHC Lacks Funds To Construct The C.B. - Neola Route October 2, 1957 Martin Works For Both Routes - Would Satisfy All In Highway Dispute October 7, 1957 Tallamy Made Air Inspection - Personally Viewed Interstate Project October 9, 1957 Economic Analysis Proves No. 1 Need For Neola Diagonal - Council Bluffs, Omaha Chambers Stress . . . October 10, 1957 Interstate Highway Dispute Blows Open - Several New Developments As . . . October 30, 1957 3-2 Commission Vote To Proceed - Decision Contingent On Bureau Permit October 30, 1957 'Wait and See' On Highway Dispute October 31, 1957 Vote Engineering Surveys On Disputed Routes Of Interstate - Highway Commission Action By 4-1 Margin . . . November 12, 1957 C.B., Atlantic May Join In Super Road Squabble - Two Groups To Meet December 16, 1957 May Protest Entire Route - Atlantic, Oakland Band Together January 7, 1958 Battle Flares Anew To Block Loveland Route - Spearheaded By C.B. Chamber January 10, 1958 Diagonal Debate Draws Old, New Arguments - At Public Hearing On Interstate 80 January 24, 1958 Chamber Irked By Delay On Diagonal - Wires Protest To Commission February 19, 1958 Commissioners Argue Matter - Telegram Sets Off Discussion At Ames February 19, 1958 Tallamy Balks At Survey Of Loveland Leg - Surprised By Authorization February 21, 1958 No Aerial Surveys Of Interstate Authorized - Malone Assured By Reed February 22, 1958 Loveland Route Wins Support - 7 Towns Organize Interstate Group March 26, 1958 File Objections To The Diagonal - Neola, Underwood, Minden Petitioners March 31, 1958 System Of Priorities For Iowa Interstate - Commission Covers Survey, Planning And Construction Schedules March 5, 1958 Point To Split In Traffic Volume - Chief Complaint About Formula March 7, 1958 IHC Plans Exploratory Talks Here - Seek Clarification Of Needs April 1, 1958 Top Level Meeting Here On Super Roads - Iowa, Nebraska Engineers Hold August 27, 1958 Next Interstate Work Atlantic West To 59? - Commission Hints At Decision December 16, 1958 Survey Diagonal By Air And Land December 19, 1958 Is New Bridge Trading Stock? - Reportedly Linked With Loveland Road January 9, 1959 Governor Joins Diagonal Fight - Concerned About Butter's Request January 12, 1959 Loveland - Neola Funds Approved By Federal Govt. - Next Highway Step Up To State January 16, 1959 Diagonal Route Prospects Dim - Omaha Connection Is 10 Years Away February 20, 1959 Priorities Bring Strong Protests - Makes 'No Sense' Says Chamber Head March 5, 1959 Neola Diagonal Is Top Project - 'Priority' Set By Council, Chamber April 8, 1959 To Let Contracts On Interstate 80 - Call For Bids On Bridges, Culverts April 26, 1959 First Section Of Interstate 80 Starts 'Nowhere' And Ends There - There's A Reason, But . . . May 3, 1959 Giant Dirt Moving Job Starts On Loveland Leg Of Superroad - Strip Runs Across Hilly Land June 5, 1959 Interstate 80 Fill: July 5, 1959 East-West Superroad 80 Might Be Ready In 1964 - Under Proposed Timetable July 12, 1959 Bluffs Leaders To Renew Drive For Neola Diagonal - With Three Major Arguments August 25, 1959 Neola Diagonal Given New Life In Priority Race - Glenwood Group Protests August 26, 1959 Bluffs Officials Seek Priority On Neola Diagonal, New Bridge - In Meeting At Ames August 26, 1959 Neola Diagonal Foes To Ames - Delegations From Eight Communities September 22, 1959 A 'Lift' For SW Iowa Drivers - 40 More Miles Of Interstate To Open Labor Day September 4, 1960 Neola - Loveland Leg Of Interstate Coming First - Highway Commissioner Indicates November 15, 1961 Shockey Wants priority For Neola - C.B. Segment - Asks Commission Revise Ratings November 15, 1961 Commission Overrides Shockey Objections To Interstate Route - Approval To Neola - Loveland Segment November 29, 1961 6 Interchanges Eyed On Interstate 80 In County - Highway Officials Disclose September 27, 1962 Heavy Traffic Predicted As Interstate Moves West - Avoca And Minden Problem Points December 18, 1963 Grading Begins On Interstate 80; Construction Resumes After 5 Years - 'It's A Barrier' To Farmer . . . May 27, 1964 'Design Change Will End Interstate 80 Problems' - Asphaltic Paving Spokesman: June 4, 1964 Some 'Bumps' Eyed On One-Way Streets - Getting To And From Bridges August 16, 1964 Western Iowa Interstate Construction On Schedule - From Atlantic Across Pottawattamie County October 25, 1964 Moving West: December 12, 1965 Ceremony Marks Openings Of Major SWI Highways - State Officials Present December 16, 1965 Lookout Point At Loveland March 13, 1966 Work On I-80 Diagonal Near Neola Beginning August 28, 1966 Avoca-Neola Leg Open About Nov. 1 - Interstate 80 August 31, 1966 An Interstate Route Across All Of Iowa - After Tuesday Dedications . . . December 11, 1966 Open Tow Segments Of I-80 - Twin Dedications December 13, 1966 I-80 Another Step Forward For State - Twin Dedication Tuesday December 14, 1966 Interstate 80 Progress March 10, 1967 Hwy. 375 Gap Closed May 24, 1968 Two Rest Areas On 80 Open November 27, 1968 Shucks! You Just Can't Find Council Bluffs In Huskerland December 4, 1968 New Rest Stops Thoroughly Modern - Loveland Spot On Interstate 80 March 14, 1969 Construct Rest Areas Northeast Of Underwood August 22, 1969 Interstate Diagonal Nears Completion September 25, 1969 2 Interstate Stretches To Open Soon November 30, 1969 Neola To Bluffs Route Is Opened December 22, 1969 Headed For The River May 24, 1970 Bridge Moves Along September 2, 1970 Bill Is Approved For Rest Area In Mills County March 4, 1971 Interstate-80 Traffic Will Be Redirected - To Solve Congestion Problem In CB April 8, 1971 Big Beams Push Across October 16, 1971 Interstate Bridge Gap Closing Fast December 19, 1971 Ready I-80 Bridge Deck March 1, 1972 Really Groovy April 7, 1976
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Work on the Interstate 80 bridge at Spring Street is now centered near the Nebraska end, with less than 400 feet of deck to be paved. This picture shows the section of the bridge between a paving machine and the Nebraska abutment, which is partially decked. Other work to be done includes some curb and median, small sections of expansion joints and the usual cleanup, to complete the 2, 4362-foot span. Work started on the decking March 1 and should be completed by Nov. 1, Supt. Harold Tompkins said. Nebraska in the meantime is working on the paving that will connect the bridge and existing route I-80.
An earth fill, towering 30 to 40 feet above the floor of this valley in Rockford Township about three miles east of Loveland, will carry Interstate Highway 80 across the valley and over the concrete drainage chute shown under construction. Looking westward, the initial cut in the timber line on the far slope points out the course the super-highway will take en route to its Loveland interchange with Interstate Highway 29. County road shown below timber will be re-routed over the hill.
Hills Are Leveled . . . by workmen and equipment of the S.E. Gustafson Construction Co. of Sioux Falls, S.D. The huge dirt movers will move over 2 million cubic yards of earth from the hills in construction of the two-and one-half-mile strip of Interstate 80.
Construction on Interstate 80 diagonal from northwest of Neola to the proposed intersection with I-29 at the old Council Bluffs airport is on schedule. Two-thirds of the grading work was completed before winter weather halted that phase. Work on the I-80 overpass at its intersection with present Highway 6 east of Council Bluffs is shown here. The large concrete box culvert will be covered with many cubic yards of dirt to support the bridge approach. Pillars on either side of Highway 6 are visible in the background with the high grade forming a backdrop. The culvert was poured in a deeply eroded area which carried water from the hills to Mosquito Creek to the west.
Three Million Cubic Yards . . . of dirt will be moved in the 20-odd mile diagonal. Cuts through hills, such as this about 1.5 miles south of Weston, will provide fairly level driving. This bridge will carry county road traffic over the four-lane super road. Other dirt work has been completed from Franklin Avenue in east Council bluffs northeast to the proposed intersection of relocated Highway 6 and I-80 near the "Yellow Pole Road." Still other grading and rolling has been finished northeast of Neola.
Three Levels Of Traffic . . . will use these two bridges and the east-west Interstate 80 route east of the intersection of the Interstate and Highway 64 north of Neola. Top bridge will channel traffic from the westbound Interstate 80 route south over the diagonal to Council Bluffs. The smaller lower bridge will serve to put northbound travelers from Council bluffs onto I-80 westbound. Motorists traveling on I-80N (from Loveland to this interchange) will make a right turn beyond these bridges. Eastbound motorists traveling I-80 diagonal from Council Bluffs will make a right curve off the same two lanes of super road used by the westbound travelers.
A gap of about 200 feet remains to be closed for completion of the steel frame for the new Interstate Highway 80 bridge, said Gerald Rainwater, superintendent for John F. Beasley Company of Texas, erection contractor. "We hope to close the gap by Christmas," Rainwater said, "but that depends on the weather." Decking for the new span will be done starting in spring by Cramer Brothers Construction of Des Moines. The remaining gap in the steel work is over the Nebraska side of the project.
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 Twenty-ninth Avenue is slated for completion late this fall.
Paving machinery dots the panorama of the Interstate 80 diagonal intersection with the east-west I-80 route north of Neola as workmen complete the project. Paving between the intersection and Council Bluffs is now complete according to representatives of Western Contractors of Sioux City. Left to be finished are several on and off ramps, work on shoulders and some blacktop work. Highway Commission authorities are hoping for a fall opening date of the new stretch of the super road. The north and east-bound lane is in foreground. South-bound lane is above equipment. At the top, left of picture is the Loveland leg of I-80.
Super Highway Takes Shape Near Loveland: July 28, 1957 $4.6 Million Low Bid On Super Road December 10, 1957 Strip Near Mo. Valley First On Superroad List - IHC To Resume Work Soon March 19, 1958 It's H-Day For The Superroad Program September 15, 1958 Interstate 29 Ready To Open - Motorists May Use Highway Wednesday November 25, 1958 Interstate 29 Is Open; Urge Drivers Use Caution - Cold Halts Ceremony Plans November 26, 1958 No Highway Is Accident Proof - Two Mishaps Mar Superroad Opening November 27, 1958 Interstate View: November 27, 1958 Interstate Fence: January 7, 1959 Interchange With Mormon Trail Open January 17, 1959 The Rains Came: May 12, 1959 Map Sketches Highway Route - Interstate 29 Runs Due South Of C.B. May 20, 1959 'Tis A Long Road . . . No Turns - As Numerous Motorists Have Discovered September 6, 1959 Interstate 29 Has To Wait - No Work On That Highway Until '65 October 23, 1959 Set Onawa Interstate Job For '61 - 15-Mile Paving Project December 16, 1959 Erect Tribute To Armed Forces August 6, 1960 Official Opening: October 20, 1961 Billboard Glares On Interstate October 30, 1961 It Costs Less To Drive On Interstate February 28, 1963 $3,862,000 For 4.5 Mile Stretch Of Interstate 29 - No Objections From 48 At Hearing July 16, 1963 Interstate 29 Hearing Okayed August 16, 1963 Traffic Count: August 22, 1963 Interstate 29 Hearing Scheduled At Glenwood - Final Public Airing Of Plans October 31, 1963 Want Faster Action On Interstate 29 Project - Mills, Fremont Countians Tell Commission November 8, 1963 Traveler's Service: April 6, 1965 Avenue O Interchange Given Bureau Approval - On Interstate 29 June 17, 1965 Interstate 29 Priority Might Solve Traffic Problem In C.B. - Diagonal Work Delayed . . . June 23, 1965 Consider Adjustment In Location Of One Interstate 29 Exchange - Would Be Moved 500 Feet July 22, 1965 To Begin Work On Onawa-Mo. Valley Interstate Segment September 29, 1965 Bridge Road Group Asks State To Act - Concerned About Closure September 11, 1966 11th Interchange In Bluffs Approved - On INRIP Site September 16, 1966 Delay Opening Of I-80 West Of Avoca October 27, 1966 High Priority I-29 Project Will Open Here In Autumn - 2-Mile Stretch Along River January 29, 1967 Gap Closed On Segment Of Interstate Highway 29 October 4, 1967 I-29 Will Draw Towns Together December 7, 1967 Western Iowa 'Tied' Together December 8, 1967 Highway Mishaps Spur Investigation From IHC - On Highway July 4, 1968 Interstate Bridge Work Pushed September 1, 1968 Open I-29 Segment Friday October 23, 1968 A Good Sign October 24, 1968 Cars Now Lap Gap October 26, 1968 I-29 Paving Near Bluffs Is Delayed November 21, 1968 I-29 Leg Inches To 23rd Ave. December 11, 1968 I-29 Delay A Blow To Mills, Fremont December 11, 1968 Underpass For I-29 Hinges On Ice Cars June 4, 1969 Single File, Please July 12, 1969 Engineers Plan To Build Underpass From Top Down July 20, 1969 It Was A Big Hill At One Time July 28, 1969 Filled To The Brim September 19, 1969 Interstate 29 Opening Delayed December 1, 1970 More Interstate Is Opened Here December 4, 1970 Highway Building Total $21 Million December 17, 1970 Senate Okays Mills Rest Stop June 17, 1971 Fine Grading For Underpass September 19, 1971 I-29 Opening In November October 23, 1971 U.P. Underpass To Be Opened On Wednesday November 7, 1971 I-29 Segment Is Now Open November 11, 1971 Interstate Completion Takes Load Off Thirty-Fifth Street - Broadway Still Busy November 28, 1971 I-29 In Iowa Almost Done July 9, 1972 Interstate 29 Cracking Up - Repairs Needed Before 1976 August 31, 1972 Interstate 29 Is Nearly Done - Only 1.5 Miles To Go October 11, 1972 Interstate Projects Nearing Completion, Widening Seen November 28, 1972 I-29 Open Dec. 15 December 2, 1972 Opening Delayed For Missouri I-29 July 8, 1973 Ribbon Cutting Planned For I-29 Completion August 24, 1973 Last Segment Of I-29 Is Opened To Traffic September 1, 1973 I-29 Bridge 12 Feet Wider September 8, 1973 New Rest Areas May 28, 1974 I-29 Jog To Be Gone During 1976 April 25, 1975 I-29 Gap Unfinished Till Spring November 20, 1975 Ramp Is Asked Off Interstate March 29, 1977 Repairs To Begin On I-29 July 17, 1992
Interstate Highway System Bold Project - Plan Clover-Leaf Interchange On Broadway August 19, 1956 New Roads Will Boost Traffic - Interstate Highway To Be A Busy Route August 23, 1956 New Super Highway To Spare Dodge Park - Plans For Ball Diamond Out, But . . . December 13, 1956 4 Super Highway Interchanges Set For Council Bluffs May 29, 1957 Interstate Routing: May 29, 1957 Superhighway Traffic From 4 Main Trunks - Council Bluffs Stands Astride Vital Cross Way . . . June 9, 1957 Estimate Traffic Figures For 1975 - Heavy Interstate Travel Forecast July 9, 1957 Hope Bluffs Road Route Dispute Can Be Settled - At Federal Bureau Of Public Roads . . . July 24, 1957 Two Probes Loom Over Purchase Of Land For Highway - For Proposed Junction Near Loveland . . . July 31, 1957 Eyes Group To Help Plan C.B. Routes July 31, 1957 Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look for Boom If Route Approved August 29, 1957 Interstate Project? Neolans Want Improved Highway 64 - East-West Super Road No Real Worry . . . September 1, 1957 May Take Six Months To Pinpoint Highway Route - In West Side Of Council Bluffs October 3, 1957 Chambers Plan Appeal For C.B. - Neola Road October 3, 1957 City, State AT Odds About Super Road Connection Here - Sewer Program Involved As . . . November 14, 1957 Approve Low Bids On Interstate Projects - Completion Date Nov 1, 1958 . . . December 12, 1957 Set Dollar Figures On Interstate - $236 Million for East-West January 8, 1958 Super-Road Program Might Be Prolonged - Cost Estimates Differ January 9, 1958 Check Irregular Land Purchases - Along Interstate Routes In Iowa January 30, 1958 'Most Heavily Traveled' Roads Take Back Seat - Under Present Priority System, Highway Commissioner Malone Charges . . . March 12, 1958 Superroad May Be Old Fashioned At One Intersection March 25, 1958 Interstate Road Link Poses $40,000 Problem - Where Will City Get The Money? April 10, 1958 Interchange Design Ready - Calls For 5 Traffic Lanes At 16th St. April 21, 1958 Confusion Over Highway Lights - Causes Delay In North 16th Work May 1, 1958 Start paving North 16th Interstate Connection - city Moves Fast To Obtain Cable May 2, 1958 Will Open North 16th To Traffic - Road Builders To Sweep Down New Surfacing June 22, 1958 Interstate Route May Spare Industrial Site - Chamber Manager Informed August 28, 1958 Interstate Opens: September 21, 1958 Freeway To Cost $38 Million November 18, 1958 -- Pinpoint Route Through City -- Here's Where The Interstate Runs -- Seven Interchanges Within City Area -- The Public Is Invited -- Plans And Specs Will Take A Year -- Interchange Driving Will Come Naturally - Brush Up A Bit But . . . -- Kansas City Firm Has Worldwide Experience - Broadway Viaduct Among Jobs -- Appraisal On Each Interstate Parcel -- Who Will Maintain 13-Mile Freeway After It's Built? -- Just Valuation For Property - Don't Panic, You'll Receive -- Take A Look: -- Commission O.K. On Interstate Route In C.B. November 18, 1958 Superroad Reaction: 'This Is Tremendous' - 1,500 Persons View Plans November 19, 1958 Superroad Affects 592 Parcels Of Land - Right-Of-Way Plans On Display At Nonpareil November 19, 1958 300 People Briefed About C.B. Freeway - 'When' Question Unanswered As . . . November 21, 1958 Urban Links To Interstate Will Cost $1,500,000 - City Officials Estimate November 23, 1958 How Will The Interstate Affect Bluffs Schools? - Educators Study The Crystal Ball For Solutions To Question November 23, 1958 River Site Has Role In Superroad Hearing - Want Access To Industrial Area December 4, 1958 Bluffs People Learn More About Superroad Program - Big Questions Unanswered December 5, 1958 Superroads Can Be Beautiful -- Or Ugly; Zoning Is The Key - Bluffs-Neola-Loveland Triangle Could Be Trouble Spot December 7, 1958 Movement Of Superroad DPs Concerns City - No One Knows When It Will Come, But . . . 1958 'Sore Spot' On Superroad Will Be Eliminated Soon - Urge Drivers To Be Extra Careful January 7, 1959 Interstate Plan May Be Broken Into 5 Projects - Engineering Consultants Suggest . . . April 10, 1959 Superroad Cost Cut $4,400,000 - Engineers Update Estimate For C.B. April 14, 1959 All Western Iowa Interstate Work On Low Priority - Loveland Route Tops Neola Diagonal, But . . . July 16, 1959 Herculean Task Of Carving Road Through Hills 65 Pct. Complete - East Of Loveland August 30, 1959 $10 Million Bridge To Link CB-Omaha In Next Five Years - Highway Commission Timetable Lists . . . September 26, 1959 No Money for Right-Of-Way - State Won't Buy CB Land Until 1965 December 8, 1959 New Directive Could Eliminate Some Superroad Plans In C.B. - Local Officials Feel February 19, 1960 4 Interchanges Being Restored - One Scheduled For 275, South Of C.B. May 28, 1960 Progress Report: July 6, 1960 Superroad Program In Omaha May Pose Big Bottleneck Here - Construction Underway On Two Fronts August 27, 1960 Revision Of Interstate Program Is Suggested - By City's Planning Consultants September 14, 1960 Superroad Dilemma Has 590 Land Owners In A Squeeze - Inconsistencies Indicate . . . October 8, 1961 $42 Million Tabbed For Road Work In Bluffs And County November 29, 1961 Projects Listed On 5-Year Program For Construction In Southwest Iowa - Statewide Plan To Cost $330 Million November 29, 1961 New Program To Increase Pace Of Interstate System November 29, 1961 Bluffs-Omaha Eye Joint Effort On Interstate Highway Work - Major Topic Of Councils April 11, 1962 6 Interchanges Eyed On Interstate 80 In County - Highway Officials Disclose September 27, 1962 Interstate Road Plan Could Solve Problems - New Sites For Airport, County Fair Eyed December 16, 1962 $13,562,040 Slated For Primary Roads, Bridges - for Next 5 Years In S.W. Iowa December 12, 1962 Meeting Slated On Interchange Plans - At Ames Jan. 15 . . . January 6, 1963 Tells 5-Year Plans For Interstate Construction - To Cost Over 36 Million January 18, 1963 $17,518,000 Roads Program Is 'Second Knock Of Opportunity' - 180 Bluffs Businessmen Told . . . January 18, 1963 State Asks Realtors Aid On Interstate Problem - Must Relocate Some Residents February 26, 1963 State May Start Buying Interchange Land In July February 28, 1963 State Eyes Possession Of Land For Bridge Approach By Nov. 1 - Appraisers To Start Soon April 7, 1963 Interstate Highway Through Bluffs Should Be Ready By 1972 - PTA Group Hears State Officials April 25, 1963 $3,862,000 for 4.5 Mile Stretch Of Interstate 29 - No Objections From 48 At Hearing July 16, 1963 Iowa And Nebraska To Push Bridge Work - Linking Council Bluffs And Omaha June 19, 1963 Engineer Outlines Step-By-Step Plan For Interstate 480 - Right Of Way Acquisition By Jan. 1, 1964 July 21. 1963 There Must Be Sacrifices For Superroad Here - Highway commission To Pay Fair Market Price For Property, But . . . August 11, 1963 Two Interstate Contracts Here May Be Awarded By March - for Broadway Interchange, Bridge Approach October 27, 1963 $22,903,400 Eyed For Superroads Within C.B - Five-Year Program December 18, 1963 $98,985,000 Proposed For 542 Miles Of Highway Work - For Next 5 Years In Southwest Iowa December 18, 1963 Superroad Will Be Open To The East Coast In '66 - Under Proposed 5-Year Plan December 18, 1963 New Surface For Poor Road December 18, 1963 5 Tracts Cost State $806,400 - right-Of-Way For Interstate In C.B. January 29, 1964 7 Interchanges Sought On Interstate Highways Here April 10, 1964 Construction Of Superroad In C.B. To Start This Month - State To Let Two Contracts Tuesday April 5, 1964 Substructure Job On Schedule; To Be Completed This Autumn April 5, 1964 Jury Sets Land Value: $131,700 - Property Needed For Highway Link April 8, 1964 State Lets Two Contracts For Interstate Highway Work Here - Total Cost: $795,791 April 9, 1964 Grading Work To Start Soon On Interstate 480 In Bluffs May 7, 1964 It'll Take Longer To Commute Between The Bluffs And Omaha - For A Short Period Of Time October 11, 1964 Western Iowa Interstate Construction On Schedule - From Atlantic Across Pottawattamie County October 25, 1964 Interstate Underpass Sought At S. 11th Street In Bluffs - Appeal To City Council November 17, 1964 W. Broadway Interchange Is Beginning To Take Shape December 6, 1964 B'dway Bypass Route Is Opened December 9, 1964 $26,052,900 Eyed For Road Work Within C.B. - Commission's 5-Year Program December 16, 1964 Interstate Will Be Open To The East Coast By '66 December 16, 1964 Southwest Iowa Projects Listed - Five-Year Highway Program December 16, 1964 Five-Year Highway Outlay Here Should Be A Boon To Economy - City, County Officials Pleased December 20, 1964 2 Proposed Interchanges Are Denied By Public Roads Bureau - One Is Approved February 11, 1965 Huge Interchange Is Taking Shape Near 37th, Broadway - Multi-Million Dollar Project April 11, 1965 Bluffs Outlook Soars With Interstate Push - Construction For '65 Tops $14,000,000 - Route 80 Work Goes On At Both Ends April 11, 1965 I-80 Interchange Here Is Approved May 14, 1965 Avenue O Interchange Given Bureau Approval - On Interstate 29 June 17, 1965 Interstate 29 Priority Might Solve Traffic Problem In C. B. - Diagonal Work Delayed June 23, 1965 Road Construction In S.W. Iowa On Schedule - Need Manpower To Complete Planned Work July 4, 1965 5 Land Bridges, 2 Sand Fills Near River Cost $2,149,700 - Interstate Highway Complex July 11, 1965 Roadside Shelter: September 1, 1965 To Spend $28 Million On Highways In Bluffs Area - $767 Million 5-Year State Program December 8, 1965 665 Miles Of Interstate In Iowa By Fall Of 1970 December 8, 1965 $53 Million For Interstate Work In Pottawattamie December 8, 1965 21,500 Miles Of Interstate Open - Greatest Public Works Program July 1, 1966 Interstate 29-80N Work Moves Along December 4, 1966 $44 Million Worth Of Highway Projects In Bluffs And County - In Five-Year Iowa Program December 21, 1966 Major Primary Projects Included In 5-Year Plan - Highway Millions In Western Iowa December 21, 1966 Interchanges Big Boost For The City - On Interstate Highways May 21, 1967 Most Highway Jobs Around Bluffs To Be Completed By 1970 December 17, 1967 $18 Million Worth Of Superroad Work In The Bluffs Area - More To Be Let Next Month April 21, 1968 Superroad Programs Receive Sample Of November's Freeze - Bridge, Paving Set Back November 24, 1968 More Federal Funds Seen for Iowa Interstate System December 31, 1968 New Highway Will Open January 2, 1969 16 Miles Of I-80 Could Open In '69 March 7, 1969 New Rest Stops Thoroughly Modern - Loveland Spot On Interstate 80 March 14, 1969 Interstate Should Be Five Miles From Finish By Jan. 1 March 23, 1969 Interstate Projects To Be Let Tuesday March 30, 1969 $4,551,016 In Bids OK'd For Interstate Paving April 3, 1969 Superroad System Nearly On Schedule - One Fly In Ointment June 1, 1969 Big Span Grows A Bolt At A Time June 22, 1969 Progress Of Interstate Reported To Chamber March 5, 1970 Miller Asks Fewer Rest Areas And More Roads March 5, 1970 Bluffs Encircled By Interstate April 26, 1970 Paving On Ramp July 3, 1970 Road Progress Moves Ahead In C.B. Area October 4, 1970 Superhighway To Open Here October 29, 1970 Interstate Leg Open On Monday November 1, 1970 SWI Towns Anticipate I-29 Opening - More Housing, Business Expected November 29, 1970 Road Plans Protested - Public Hearing On Highway 92 February 25, 1971 Interstate 29-80 Gap Narrows July 4, 1971 Paving Next For Underpass September 29, 1971 Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished December 17, 1972 Interstate System Delay Until 1980 August 21, 1973
This aerial photograph of Council Bluffs shows the route of the Interstate Highway System (heavy black lines) as it affects the area west of Sixteenth Street. In the center of the picture is the major interchange that will carry traffic between central Council Bluffs and Omaha. Dotted line at center is a proposed bridge, which may be built at either Avenue A or Avenue B.
Interstate Should Be Five Miles From Finish By Jan. 1
By Christmas, Concrete Pavement . . . will have inched its way along Interstate 80 (2) from Highway 375 (1) onto the approaches (3) to twin spans across the Rock Island Railroad piggy-back yards. The overpasses will link I-80 to I-29.
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.
Introducing 'psycho-education' to Bluffs
Nadine Rey, a youth life educator from France, plays backgammon with a client at the Christian Home. Rey is at CHA under an exchange program. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.
Atlantic Police, Iowa State Patrol and Cass County Sheriff's officers escort Dennis Edward Elliott, 28, of Red Oak from Cappel's Ace Hardware Store in Atlantic after and eight-hour standoff Tuesday morning. Elliott and Morgan Lee Jensen, 21, of Macedonia were charged with second-degree burglary after police caught them in the store early Tuesday morning. Jensen gave himself up, but Elliott remained in the store until shortly after 9 a.m. when officers entered and found him hiding under clothing on a shelf. Cass County Magistrate William Miller set bond at $11,500 each. Both men are being held in Cass County Jail, with preliminary hearing set for Tuesday.
Investigation Into Vice & Corruption In Pottawattamie County By Grand Jury and State Agents
State Tells Of Probe Into 'Vice' - Moyer Says Check Has Been Underway Since Last October January 14,, 1956 Grand Jury Probing Into Gambling Here - Tavern Raid Indicates . . . January 14, 1956 State To Present 'Vice' Information Gleaned By Agent January 15, 1956 Arrest 4 People In 'Vice' Investigation January 16, 1956 Arrested In Vice Raid - January 16, 1956 Nothing New In Vice Probe Here - State Readies Date For The Grand Jury January 17, 1956 Jenkins, Wife To Grand Jury - Accused Of Keeping House Of Ill Repute January 18, 1956 Countryman In C.B. For 'Vice' Probe - Has 'No Comment' Before Entering Grand Jury Room January 19, 1956 A New Jury To Continue 'Vice' Probe - Special Attorney To Help January 20, 1956 Grand Jury Names Eight People In C.B. 'Vice' Investigation January 21, 1956 Identity Of 7th Suspect Still Secret - Release Details Of Others Indicted In 'Vice' Probe Here January 23, 1956
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