Plattsmouth in Cass County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Plattsmouth Bridge 1930

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 23, 2014

1. Plattsmouth Bridge 1930 Marker

Inscription. This Property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Plattsmouth Bridge 1930
The bridge was built to replace the ferry service that had started in 1848. It was a reinforced concrete structure with seven steel cantilevered spans. The Omaha Steel Works Company were the engineers of the project. In 2008 it was extensively rebuilt and reproductions of the original ornamental lights were installed. It is 140 feet above the water.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 41° 0.016′ N, 95° 52.116′ W. Marker is in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, in Cass County. It is on Livingston Highway (U.S. 34), on the right when traveling east. Marker is at the southwest corner of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Plattsmouth NE 68048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska, in Greater Lincoln,

and in Greater Omaha.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

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in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blake Building (approx. one mile away); Excelsior Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Drew/Weckbach (approx. 1.1 miles away); Vienna Bakery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wetenkamp Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Budweiser Building 1888 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cass County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Company A – First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plattsmouth.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 23, 2014

2. Plattsmouth Bridge 1930 Marker

Plattsmouth Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 23, 2014

3. Plattsmouth Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.