By 1885, an expansion would be made into Omaha. It would be quickly sold to the Omaha and North Platte Railroad.
The Omaha & North Platte desired to continue building west, reaching Ashland by 1888. They would continue north towards Fremont from that point.
The two railroads combined formed a loop, to allow Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trains to enter Omaha. The CB&Q mainline bypassed Omaha about 10 miles to the south.
The railroads became a full part of the CB&Q in 1908, which invested money to heavily rebuild the two.
The CB&Q continued operations of this route until 1970, when they merged with Great Northern and Northern Pacific to form Burlington Northern.
By 1996, the BN merged with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to form BNSF Railway, the current owner of this line. It is currently known as the Omaha Subdivision.
10/25/22
Located just south of downtown Omaha, this deck girder bridge crosses over Hickory Street at S. 2nd Street.
Built in 1898, the bridge features three deck girder spans, set onto steel towers and concrete abutments.
The bridge is rather tall for an older grade separation. This type of steel trestle design was occasionally used for structures such as this.
It is hoped that information can be found on this bridge. Little information is available about the grade separations in Omaha.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair to good condition, with no major deterioration noted.
The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.