A long steel truss bridge on heavy concrete piers spans the Missouri River, with the low skyline and smokestacks of a river city visible beyond the far bank under a sunset sky. The bridge carried the Union Pacific's main line between Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, a key crossing on the railroad's route west. The industrial skyline on the far bank suggests the working riverfront of the period.
Linen-textured stock with a white border; paper torn away at the corners and edges, with light soiling and a small stain at upper left.
Unused card — no postmark and no message; the only notation is a dealer mark "6/50". Divided-back "Natural Color Post Card" (E. C. Kropp Co., Milw., Wis.; distributed by Eric Nelson News Co., Omaha, Nebraska) with printed Omaha promotional blurb; linen texture, white border on front; light soiling and worn corners.
Cite this card
Union Pacific Bridge over Missouri River, Omaha, NE, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-pacific-bridge-over-missouri-river-omaha-ne-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
