Mormon Bridge: Schedules, Rates and Updated Information
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Author: Wyatt W. Penke.
Comment: This is a fun bridge to cross. I have done it a few times and the color always sticks out on the horizon.
Rating: 5.0
Date: a year ago
Author: Junior Johnson.
Comment: Im a bridge nut and i love these 2 beauty’s
Rating: 5.0
Date: 6 years ago
Author: shdw1002 wittekind.
Comment: My grandfather, James Mitchell Garrison, built this bridge when he was the city civil engineer of Omaha. There was only the one bridge built at the time, the one on the right if heading towards Iowa. He wanted to make the bridge wider, but the city wouldn’t permit it at the time. The builder used coffer dams to divert the Missouri River while the concrete foundations were poured. I have pictures of my mother and grandfather standing on dry ground in the middle of the river :-).
The bridge originally had a toll booth on the Nebraska side in the middle of the two lane road to take payments, both going and coming. There was also a plaque on the bridge itself mentioning who built it and other important info (my grandfathers name is on the plaque). You can still see this toll booth and plaque in Florence at the following address: 3010 Willit St, Omaha, NE 68112.
While in the vicinity, stop by Zestos that has been there since the early 1950s (my parents used to walk to the same location on dates in the mid 50s). Best foot long chili dogs around IMHO .
Rating: 5.0
Date: a year ago
Author: Ann Evans.
Comment: My favorite bridge in the United States
Rating: 5.0
Date: a month ago
Author: Shortstac (shortstac).
Comment: One of the last overhead Truss Bridges in the nation and an interesting historical stop. Check out the historical monument under the west end.
Historical marker number 131. Erected June 1st 1953, Mormon pioneer memorial bridge. This plaque serves as an official record of Mormon pioneer families who voyaged from Nauvoo Illinois to the Rocky mountains
Rating: 4.0
Date: 2 years ago
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