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The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge [3] is a 3,000-foot (910 m) footbridge across the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska. It opened on September 28, 2008. It opened on September 28, 2008.
A pedestrian bridge over Dodge Street called the Memorial Park Pedestrian Bridge was completed in 1968. [17] The park was the site of several curfew [18] and anti-Vietnam War protests by youth activists in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [19] Volunteers continue to tend to over 1,000 rose bushes during the growing season.
On September 28, 2008, the trails in Omaha were connected to trails in Council Bluffs, Iowa by way of the new Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. A 15- to 20-foot (6.1 m) wide S-shaped bridge spans more than 3,000 ft (910 m) across the Missouri River, connecting Omaha's Riverfront Trail with Playland Park in Council Bluffs. [5]
The city also has more than 80 miles (130 km) of recreational trails for biking, running, hiking and strolling, and the soon-to-be-completed Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge, which will be the crown jewel of the city's trail system. [25] Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo is nationally renowned for its leadership in animal conservation and research ...
While the Union Pacific Missouri River Bridge was the first railroad bridge across the river, the 1,400-foot (430 m) Douglas Street Bridge opened in 1888 as the first road bridge. The East Omaha Bridge was originally opened in 1893, and rebuilt a decade later in 1903.
Readers opine on State Road 60, Twin Pairs and how they relate to Omaha roads; Alma Lee Loy Bridge, Riverside Park, Martin County advocates; Rep. Mast.
In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of Omaha City. They were called Jefferson Square, which was paved over by I-480; Washington Park, which is where the Paxton Block currently sits at North 16th and Farnam Streets; Capitol Square, where Omaha Central High School is now located, and; an unnamed tract overlooking the river with Davenport Street on the north, Jackson ...
The park also includes the Omaha Firefighter's Memorial Monument and the second largest labor monument in the United States. The park contains a walking trail which follows the riverfront and sections of a bike trail that connect to Omaha's bike trail system. The walking trail also connects to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge that spans the ...