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Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge

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314: 285:, which has their corporate headquarters and Gallup University located on the Missouri River adjacent the Omaha landing of the bridge. The bridge lights include programmable controls that can display multiple colors in the large lights at the top of the towers and alter brightness and timing of the lights that run the entire length of the bridge. The lights were officially unveiled in a ceremony on September 13, 2008. The bridge lights were turned on while the 345: 359: 31: 326: 373: 575: 636: 641: 258:
was selected for the bridge. The $ 22 million bid included two 200-foot (61 m) towers and a clearance of 52 feet (16 m) above the river. Groundbreaking for construction of the bridge occurred on October 26, 2006.
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Interest in a landmark bridge across the Missouri River arose after Omaha and Council Bluffs began replacing their older crossings with
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The bridge was redesigned in 2004 after the lowest bid for the project was $ 44 million. In May 2006, a final
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In 2015, the bridge joined Twitter as @BobTBridge, an effort by the Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Coordinates
41°15′56″N 95°55′20″W / 41.265634°N 95.92231°W / 41.265634; -95.92231
Pedestrian
bicycle
Missouri River
Omaha, Nebraska
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Cable-stayed
Clearance below
HNTB
Ted Zoli III, Director of Longspan Structures
footbridge
Missouri River
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Omaha, Nebraska
girder bridges
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Bob Kerrey
cable-stayed bridge
Kansas City
HNTB
Interstate 480
Port of Omaha
One Renaissance Center
Dodge Park Playland
Gallup
Phil Collins
PA system
2011 Missouri River floods

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