In 1879, the railroad was acquired by the Omaha and Northern Nebraska Railway, who built 15 miles further north to Oakland.
The following year, the Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad would build 50 more miles to Sioux City, from Oakland.
The railroad would be consolidated entirely as the Sioux City and Nebraska Railroad. By 1883, the railroad became part of the Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway.
The Omaha Road has tracks stretching through Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. This southern connection created a continuous mainline.
The Omaha Road was also leased by the Chicago & North Western, which continued until 1957.
The road was a branch line, connecting Sioux City to Omaha. There was another parallel, and straighter mainline in Iowa.
By 1972, the Omaha Road ceased to exist. The Chicago & North Western took full ownership of this line.
The entire line was abandoned in 1981. A short segment in Blair was rebuilt in 1998.
Today, there are few remains of this line.
06/26/21
This beautiful concrete arch bridge crossed Cameron Ditch on private land.
Built as a simple concrete arch, the bridge contained a heavily built main arch, and large reinforced wing walls.
It also appeared to be in fair to good condition. Normally, arches would have significant scour on the base. However, this arch did not appear to have any.
A metal plate signifies the builder of this structure.
A special thank you to Jensen Lawn Solutions for allowing me to access this bridge is due. In addition, the manager at Jensen was very friendly and enjoys the structure.
Since the 2015 documentation, the bridge has been removed. It was removed in 2017, due to insurance reasons.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview. The bridge was be accessed with permission.