Blair Bridge (U.S. Route 30)

Blair Bridge
Blair Bridge on June 20, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods. Authorities attempted to keep the bridge open since it was the only crossing that could be crossed between Sioux City and Omaha.
Coordinates	41°33′04″N 96°05′44″W
Carries	US 30
Crosses	Missouri River
Locale	Blair, Nebraska, and Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Location

The Blair Bridge or Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge carries U.S. Route 30 between the U.S. states of Nebraska and Iowa, across the Missouri River near Blair, Nebraska.[1] Rail traffic crosses via the parallel Blair Bridge (Union Pacific Railroad).

History

The first Blair Bridge opened to traffic in 1929. It was designed by Harrington, Howard, and Ash and Sverdrup & Parcel and constructed by Kansas City Bridge Company, Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company, and Woods Brothers Construction Company. Originally a toll bridge, the tolls were removed in 1962.[2]

In 1991, a new structure replaced the original truss bridge.

See also

• The Lincoln Highway formerly ran through Blair and over this bridge
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Iowa
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Nebraska

References

1. "Blair Bridges". Blair Historic Preservation Alliance. Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
2. "Blair Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NE-1, "Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Spanning Missouri River on Highway 30 between Nebraska & Iowa, Blair vicinity, Washington County, NE"