Plattsmouth Bridge
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The Plattsmouth Bridge is a truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Cass County, Nebraska, and Mills County, Iowa at Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Until 2014, it carried U.S. Highway 34 across the river.
Description
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History
The bridge was built in 1929, replacing a ferry that previously operated at the site. It was designed by the Omaha Structural Steel Works.
In November 2006 it was decided to repair the bridge rather than build new bridges. Earlier plans had called for a new $42 million two-lane bridge and bypass of Plattsmouth.[2] The new bridge would have been about Script error: No such module "convert". south of the existing one.
In November 2007, ownership of the bridge was transferred from the private Plattsmouth Bridge company to the public Plattsmouth Bridge Commission.[3] Between April 21, 2008, and November 9, 2008, the bridge was closed as part of a federally funded bridge restoration.[3] The bridge reopened November 9, 2008.[4] As of 2011, the toll for cars was $1.25.[5] In 2018, the toll for cars was raised to $1.75.[6]
In 2014, Highway 34 was rerouted to a new four-lane bridge farther upstream, north of the Platte River and above its junction with the Missouri.[7][8]
Structural repairs were completed in 2018, allowing the weight limit to be increased to 40,000 pounds (20 tons); the toll was increased to $1.75.[9][10]
See also
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- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
- List of crossings of the Missouri River
References
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External links
- Nebraska study on replacing the bridge
- Nebraskahistory.org history of bridgeTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Truss bridges in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Mills County, Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Cass County, Nebraska
- U.S. Route 34
- Bridges completed in 1929
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
- Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska
- Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
- Toll bridges in Iowa
- Toll bridges in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Mills County, Iowa
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Cantilever bridges in the United States