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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.
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 I-480 bridge is over the Missouri River, between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The list of crossings of the Missouri River includes bridges over the Missouri River , which spans from the Mississippi River , upstream to its sources.
In 1959 the Omaha Rose Society added a rose garden, [15] and in 1990 Woodmen of the World added flagpoles and flags along the driveway entering the park. [16] A pedestrian bridge over Dodge Street called the Memorial Park Pedestrian Bridge was completed in 1968. [17]
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.
On September 9, 2008, a pedestrian bridge connecting Omaha, Nebraska with Council Bluffs, Iowa was named in Kerrey's honor by the Omaha City Council. [citation needed] In 2011, Kerrey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The New School. [59]
Historic bridges in Omaha, Nebraska (6 P) ... Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge; M. Mormon Bridge This page was last edited on 10 October 2023, at 11:05 (UTC ...
Several projects commencing in Downtown Omaha are restoring and expanding the city's core. Omaha's own HDR, Inc. designed downtown's important Omaha World-Herald Freedom Center, which opened in 2001. The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge is sparking a riverfront expansion project in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The bridge has a very modern design with ...