Sioux City's Grand Avenue Viaduct, 1936-2010
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Contributions
- Whye, Mike - Contributor
- Iowa. Department of Transportation - Contributor
- United States. Federal Highway Administration - Contributor
- State Historical Society of Iowa - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Tallgrass Historians L.C, Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa
Language
English
Word Count
5,000 words, Guess
Page Count
20 pages
Identifiers
- Library of Congress Control Number2013433934
- OCLC Control Number663975146
- Open LibraryOL30962554M
Classifications
- LCCF629.S6 P75 2010
Description
For almost 75 years, the Grand Avenue Viaduct (known today as the Gordon Drive Viaduct) has been a familiar feature of Sioux City's urban landscape. With the exception of bridges over the Mississippi River, the Grand Avenue Viaduct is Iowa's longest grade separation as well as its longest bridge. For nearly a mile, from the eastern suburbs west to the central business district, the viaduct carries Gordon Drive and the city route of U.S. 20 over the Floyd River valley, which includes the remnants of the city's famed stockyards and the South Bottoms neighborhood, as well as a maze of railroad tracks and the present channel of the Floyd River. Constructed in 1937 and known simply as "The Viaduct" to local residents, the massive structure is as fundamental to Sioux City as were its stockyards just a few decades ago.
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