Mormon Bridge
Bridge in Iowa and Florence, Nebraska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mormon Bridge is a bridge composed of two cantilevers that crosses the Missouri River connecting Pottawattamie County, Iowa with the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska via Interstate 680 (Iowa-Nebraska). The bridge is officially called the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge due to its location on the historic Mormon Trail, which passed nearby.
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Mormon Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41.345556°N 95.957222°W / 41.345556; -95.957222 |
Carries | 4 lanes of I-680 |
Crosses | Missouri River |
Locale | Pottawattamie County, Iowa and Florence, Nebraska |
Other name(s) | Missouri River I-680 Bridge |
Maintained by | Nebraska Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Twin Cantilever Through truss bridge |
Total length | 1,603.1 feet (489 m) |
Longest span | 128 m |
Clearance above | 18.1 feet (6 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1952; 72 years ago (1952) (eastbound) 1975; 49 years ago (1975) (westbound) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 7,845[1] |
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