Mormon Bridge (Omaha)

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Mormon Bridge from 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).

[edit] About

The first bridge was finished in 1952 (after an unsuccessful attempt in 1936) first opened as Iowa 988/Nebraska 3. 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 (also known 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Aerial photo
• UNL page
• Interstate Guide
• Historical Omaha
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