Plattsmouth Bridge

The Plattsmouth Bridge is owned by the city of Plattsmouth truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Cass County, Nebraska and Mills County, Iowa via U.S. Route 34.

The bridge has seven spans including the 402-foot cantilevered through truss over the river's navigable channel. It is anchored by 201-foot through spans, with two 203-foot and two 104-foot deck trusses over the eastern flood plain. The bridge has clearance of 14'9" and has a width of 20 feet.

A ferry operated here until the bridge was constructed in 1929 which is owned by the Plattsmouth Bridge Company. It charges tolls which in 2007 were $1.25 each way for an automobile. It was designed by the Omaha Structural Steel Works and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Just north of the bridge is the BNSF rail crossing used by AMTRAK and pipeline crossing.

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. [ [http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/08/31/local/doc431530112f723539022142.txt Plattsmouth residents hear of road, bridge plans] Lincoln Journal-Star August 31, 2005] The new bridge would have been about 300 feet south of the current bridge.

In November 2007, ownership of the bridge was transferred from the private Plattsmouth Bridge company to the public Plattsmouth Bridge Commission. [ [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10309985 Plattsmouth bridge closing for repairs] Omaha World-Herald April 15, 2008]

Between April 21, 2008 and November 1, 2008, the bridge will be closed as part of a federally funded bridge restoration. [ [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10309985 Plattsmouth bridge closing for repairs] Omaha World-Herald April 15, 2008]

ee also

*List of crossings of the Missouri River

References

External links

* [http://www.dor.state.ne.us/projects/Plattsmouth%20Bridge/index.htm Nebraska study on replacing the bridge]
* [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/cass.htm Nebraskahistory.org history of bridge]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ne/Cass/state.html National Register Entry]
* [http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=5569&highlight=bellevue+bridge Eomaha Forum article]