- Mormon Bridge (Omaha)
-
Coordinates: 41°20′44″N 95°57′26″W / 41.345556°N 95.957222°W
Mormon Bridge from Omaha, Nebraska going into Iowa. The original bridge is the east bound bridge on the right.
The Mormon Bridge are two truss bridges that cross the Missouri River connecting Pottawattamie County, Iowa with Florence in the north end of Omaha, Nebraska via Interstate 680 (Iowa-Nebraska).
About
The first bridge was finished in 1952 after an unsuccessful attempt in 1936 to build a bridge at the same site. It originally connected Nebraska Highway 36 with unsigned Iowa Highway 988. It was originally a toll bridge operated by the North Omaha Bridge Commission with $3,450,000 in bonds. It was officially called the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge but in common usage it has been called the Mormon Bridge and got its name because the Mormon Trail passed nearby. Spencer W. Kimball, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially referred to as the Mormon Church), was the last to pay the toll on April 21, 1979 when the second bridge to the north of the original bridge was added, and it became part of the Interstate Highway System.
See also
- List of crossings of the Missouri River
- History of North Omaha, Nebraska
- Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history
- Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska
External links
Crossings of the Missouri River Upstream
Rail BridgeMormon Bridge
I-680Downstream
IC BridgeBridges in Omaha, Nebraska Bridges Union Pacific Missouri River Bridge · Douglas Street Bridge · Mormon Bridge · South Omaha Bridge · I-480 bridge · East Omaha BridgeOther types Related templates: Transportation • Boulevards • Railroads • Streetcars • Streets • ExpresswaysBank of Florence • Florence City Hall • Florence Depot • Florence Firehouse • Florence Mill • Florence Park • Florence School • Florence Water Works • Keirle House • Minne Lusa Pumping Station • Old People's Home • Mormon Ferry Tollhouse • Mormon Pioneer Cemetery • Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge • Notre Dame Academy and Convent • Potter's Field Cemetery • Winter Quarters Nebraska TempleCategories:- North Omaha, Nebraska
- Truss bridges
- Bridges in Omaha, Nebraska
- Road bridges in Nebraska
- Bridges in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska
- Bridges over the Missouri River
- Bridges completed in 1952
- Bridges completed in 1979
- Interstate 80
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
- Latter Day Saint movement in Iowa
- Latter Day Saint movement in Nebraska
- Road bridges in Iowa
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
