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Undercover Work At Dam
Inside The Shelter . . . construction laborer Willard Stultz, 1624 Fourth Ave., works at the intake end of the big concrete tube that carries water from Mosquito Creek to Lake Manawa. Glen Durst, construction technician for the State Conservation…
Weir On Mosquito Creek first In The State Of Iowa
Heavy Equipment . . . is moving thousands of cubic yards of earth from the bed of Mosquito Creek to form the base for a large dam.
Engineer To Send Water Through Lake-Creek Tube - Testing For Defects . . .
Impounded Water . . . helped by upstream rains, backs up behind the Mosquito Creek-Lake Manawa diversion structure.
Creek-Lake Diversion Tried 40 Years Ago - Simple Solution To Water Problem At That Time . . .
(top) An Early Project . . . to divert Mosquito Creek into Lake Manawa was centered around this makeshift creek dam near the eastern edge of the lake. This 40-year-old photo shows John Walton, Charley Keyes and Harry Cook standing on the downstream…
Weather Is Key To Lake Project - Manawa To Get A Summer Drink
Sand Bars . . . add dramatic proof to the current plight of Lake Manawa. Normally, the water would extend past the boardwalk in the foreground.
Creek-Lake Diversion Job May Start Late This Fall
Proposed Diversion Project . . . from Mosquito Creek to Lake Manawa. The dotted line shows the route of the four-foot tube from the diversion structure on the creek to the lake.
Trail Development Moving Slowly
Mormon Trail Marker South Of Council Bluffs
Iowa, Neb. Share Bridge - Mormon Bridge Ownership Change
Spanning The Not-So-Muddy Missouri River . . . is the Mormon Bridge north of Council Bluffs. The toll bridge is to be turned over to the states of Nebraska and Iowa in March. Nebraska will do the maintenance; but both states will foot the bill.
Twins Growing More Alike
Twin spans of the Mormon Bridge look more alike every day. The structure on the right is new and will carry westbound traffic of Interstate Highway 680 when the bridge is completed next year. Workmen are currently pouring concrete for the new deck…
Twin Is Planned For Mormon Bridge
Soon To Be Joined . . . by another two-lane span just north of it is the Mormon Bridge across the Missouri river west of Crescent. Officials hope construction can start this year.
Travelers To Iowa May Have To Pay Toll To Reach State - When I-680 Span Is Built
Toll May Still Be Collected . . . at the Mormon Bridge once a new interstate structure is constructed by the states of Iowa and Nebraska within the next three years. Iowa legislators don't relish the idea.
Dedicate New Mormon Bridge - Winds Up Two Days Of Sober Tributes
On Speakers' Platform . . . at bridge dedication are Marvin G. Schmid, Mormon First President J. Reuben Clark Jr., and Gov. William S. Beardsley.
Mormon Bridge Opens To Traffic - About 200 Attend Brief Ceremonies
Official Caravan . . . heads across new Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge at opening ceremonies Sunday. Lead car carries Marine officers headed by Maj. Robert Wray of Ft. Omaha.
Mormon Bridge To Open Dec. 15 - Formal Dedication Planned Next Spring
New Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge . . . will be opened to traffic on Dec. 15. The bridge spans the Missouri River between Crescent, Ia., and Florence, Neb.
Approach Work Is Begun For Bridge - New Highway Is Being Laid West Of Crescent
Crews Begin Paving . . . highway approach to a new Missouri River bridge. Highway 75 and 30A at Crescent run across bottom of picture. Highway approach to bridge runs to west.
Old Photo Shows Carriage House At Dodge Home
Old Carriage House...at residence of the late Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, looked like this in 1910. The picture was taken from Fairview Avenue.
Historic Dodge House Readies For Centennial
Inside The Carriage House...custodian Ivan Stillenger looks over the items being restored. When restoration is completed on the building, vehicles of the times will be displayed such as the carriage shown here.
Historic Dodge House Readies For Centennial
The Old Carriage House...that faces on Story Street heads the list of prime restoration for 1970. Exterior of the carriage house is much the same as has been for many years. Custodian's apartment is on the second floor.