York Subway aka US 81 Underpasses - York, Nebraska - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"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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