Former BN Nebraska City Bridge

 abandoned / shut down, bridge, railway bridge, historical layer / disappeared object

Following the completion of the Plattsburg Bridge (1882) 25 miles to the north, and the Rulo Bridge (1887) 50 miles down river, a near duplicate was built by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy during 1888 east of Nebraska City. All three bridges used a pair of through trusses to cross the main river channel. Before 1888, a temporary Pontoon Bridge had been used crossing the river. The CB&Q was merged into Burlington Northern on March 2, 1970. These three bridges required upgrading for the heavier trains of the 1980s, and the Nebraska City bridge was deemed surplus and abandoned during 1982. On December 15, 1984, the bridge was blown up in a controlled demolition and removed. America's railroads built 32 crossings over the Missouri River, of which 23 remain in use.
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