York Subway aka US 81 Underpasses - York, Nebraska
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 52.424 W 097° 35.586
14T E 618549 N 4525692
Highway underpass located in York, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WMPCR
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2006
Views: 21
"In
1938-39 Nebraska's Bureau of Roads and Bridges undertook a federal aid project.
It entailed grading, paving, and culvert construction along a thirty-eight-mile
stretch of U.S. Highway 81 between Fairmont and Osceola. Included in this was
construction of three underpasses in York, designed to carry the highway under
14th and 15th Streets and the tracks of the C.B.&Q. Railroad. Bureau engineers
developed plans for the three concrete/steel structures in August 1938 and
awarded a contract to Peter Kiewit's Sons a month later. Using ornamental iron
railings and stairs fabricated in Omaha, the Kiewit crew completed the three
York subways the following year. Although the three structures differ in detail,
the three underpasses are structurally similar as concrete rigid frames. The
York subways have functioned in place in unaltered condition since their
completion in 1939." ~ Nebraska State Historical Society website
Street address: 14th and 15th Sts. and BNRR tracks over US 81 York, Nebraska
County / Borough / Parish: York
Year listed: 1992
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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