Union Pacific Bridge over the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, circa 1940

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Railroads & Trains Rivers & Streams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Union Pacific Bridge over the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, circa 1940, Eric Nelson News Co., NE, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A long steel truss bridge on heavy concrete piers crosses the Missouri River, with the low skyline and smokestacks of a river city visible beyond the far bank under a sunset sky. The caption identifies it as the Union Pacific bridge linking Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Union Pacific's crossing here was the first railroad bridge over the Missouri, and the multi-span truss structure shown carried the railroad's main line between the two cities.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

UNION PACIFIC BRIDGE OVER MISSOURI RIVER, CONNECTING OMAHA, NEB. AND COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. --- Omaha is first in the production of pig lead; first in the production of butter; second in live stock and meat packing, and the fourth largest railroad center in the U. S. It is the center of 16 national and interstate highways; has 10 trunk line railroads and is the Gateway to an immensely wealthy inland empire. Distributed by Eric Nelson News Co., Omaha, Nebraska — Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milw., Wis. — (CFL) 31 48—6 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Condition	Fair
Place depicted	Eric Nelson News Co., Omaha, NE
Place mentioned	Council Bluffs, IA
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Notes	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. No postmark and no handwriting — unused card. Divided-back "Natural Color Post Card" (E.C. Kropp) with printed Omaha promotional blurb; linen texture, white border on front; light soiling and worn corners.

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Union Pacific Bridge over the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-pacific-bridge-over-the-missouri-river-omaha-nebraska. Accessed October 24, 2026.