O Street Viaduct Explained

Bridge Name:O Street Viaduct
Carries:O Street
Crosses:Union Pacific railroad tracks
Locale:South Omaha
Owner:City of Omaha
Designer:George S. Morison
Length:510 ft.
Width:20 ft.
Begin:1885
Open:1904
Closed:2001

The O Street Viaduct was located in the South Omaha, Nebraska. Built to accommodate O Street traversing over the Union Pacific tracks, the overpass was constructed in 1885 by interests associated with the Omaha Stockyards. It was included on the Bridges in Nebraska Multiple Property Submission on June 29, 1992. The bridge was demolished in 2001 as part of the redevelopment of the stockyards.[1] [2]

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41.2083°N -95.9513°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ehrhartgriffin.com/oma/ega_cm_stockyards.htm "Omaha Stockyards Business Park: Demolition Package and Redevelopment Design"
  2. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/nediv/bridges/douglas.cfm#ost "Historic bridges of Nebraska/Douglas County: O Street Viaduct"