Plattsmouth Bridge

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| locale = Cass County, Nebraska and Mills County, Iowa

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The Plattsmouth Bridge is a truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Cass County, Nebraska, and Mills County, Iowa at Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Until 2014, it carried U.S. Highway 34 across the river.

Description

The bridge has seven spans, including the {{convert|402|ft|m|adj=on}} cantilevered through truss over the river's navigable channel. It is anchored by {{convert|201|ft|m|adj=on}} through spans, with two {{convert|203|ft|m|adj=on}} and two {{convert|104|ft|m|adj=on}} deck trusses over the eastern flood plain. The bridge has clearance of {{convert|14|ft|5|in|m}}See photo. and a width of {{convert|20|ft|m}}.

History

File:Plattsmouth_US34_x_Missouri_R._1929_bridge_from_SW_1.JPG

File:Plattsmouth US34 x Missouri R. 1929 bridge from NE 3.JPG

The bridge was built in 1929, replacing a ferry that previously operated at the site. It was designed by the Omaha Structural Steel Works.

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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.journalstar.com/articles/2005/08/31/local/doc431530112f723539022142.txt |title=Plattsmouth residents hear of road, bridge plans |work=Lincoln Journal-Star |date=August 31, 2005}} The new bridge would have been about {{convert|300|ft|m}} south of the existing one.

In November 2007, ownership of the bridge was transferred from the private Plattsmouth Bridge company to the public Plattsmouth Bridge Commission.{{Cite news |url=https://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10309985 |title=Plattsmouth bridge closing for repairs |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=April 15, 2008}} Between April 21, 2008, and November 9, 2008, the bridge was closed as part of a federally funded bridge restoration. The bridge reopened November 9, 2008.{{Cite news |url=https://www.southwestiowanews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20191951&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=627131&rfi=6 |title=Renovation complete, Missouri River bridge near Plattsmouth to re-open Sunday |work=SouthwestIowaNews.com |date=November 8, 2008}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} As of 2011, the toll for cars was $1.25.{{Cite news |last=Duggan |first=Joe |url=https://www.omaha.com/article/20111004/NEWS01/710049942 |title=Bridge a boon for Plattsmouth |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=October 4, 2011 |access-date=July 28, 2013}} In 2018, the toll for cars was raised to $1.75.{{Cite news |url=https://fremonttribune.com/cass-news/news/pbc-announces-new-toll-rates/article_64c0b249-5b69-553a-91ca-a5efc4c7050a.html |title=PBC announces new toll rates |last=Hardin |first=Brent |date=July 18, 2018 |work=Fremont Tribune |access-date=March 25, 2019}}

In 2014, Highway 34 was rerouted to a new four-lane bridge farther upstream, north of the Platte River and above its junction with the Missouri.{{Cite news |last=Nohr |first=Emily |url=https://www.omaha.com/news/metro/at-ribbon-cutting-branstad-says-highway-bridge-means-economic-growth/article_fe6be55c-5a04-11e4-bd56-0017a43b2370.htm |title=At ribbon-cutting, Branstad says Highway 34 bridge means 'economic growth,' 'jobs' |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=October 22, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2017}}{{Cite news |url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/new-bridge-gives-nebraska-drivers-another-link-to-i/article_9d6e6a1f-8e44-510f-b5ed-3e348bf1b7e1.html |title=New bridge gives Nebraska drivers another link to I-29 |last=Laukaitis |first=Algis |date=October 20, 2014 |work=Lincoln Journal Star |access-date=March 25, 2019}}

Structural repairs were completed in 2018, allowing the weight limit to be increased to 40,000 pounds (20 tons); the toll was increased to $1.75.https://fremonttribune.com/cass-news/news/plattsmouth-bridge-commission-sets-new-weight-limit/article_fce0e88f-7e9b-5c98-9a29-095fe1a0c2b6.html>{{Cite web|url=https://fremonttribune.com/cass-news/news/pbc-announces-new-toll-rates/article_64c0b249-5b69-553a-91ca-a5efc4c7050a.html|title=PBC announces new toll rates|date=18 July 2018 }}

References

External links

{{Commons category|Plattsmouth, Nebraska Missouri River 1929 bridge}}

[http://www.dor.state.ne.us/projects/Plattsmouth%20Bridge/index.htm Nebraska study on replacing the bridge]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000617133541/http://nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/cass.htm Nebraskahistory.org history of bridge]}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110710194318/http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=5569&highlight=bellevue+bridge Eomaha Forum article]
{{HAER |survey=IA-67 |id=ia0443 |title=Plattsmouth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at U.S. Highway 34, Pacific Junction, Mills County, IA |photos=11 |color=3 |data=17 |cap=1}}
{{HAER |survey=NE-5 |id=ne0055 |title=Plattsmouth Bridge, Spanning Missouri River, Plattsmouth vicinity, Cass County, NE |photos=7 |cap=1 |link=no}}
{{YouTube|id=BjwHNDleVlU|title=Plattsmouth car bridge}}

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Category:Truss bridges in the United States

Category:Buildings and structures in Mills County, Iowa

Category:Buildings and structures in Cass County, Nebraska