BNSF wants to build new bridge over Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa
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Railway Track and Structures wrote:BNSF is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to construct a new railroad bridge and off-line single-track crossing over the Missouri River near Plattsmouth, Neb., and Pacific Junction, Iowa.
Railway Track and Structures wrote:The proposed bridge is 1,676 feet in length and will be ballasted with cast-in-place concrete deck composite with deck plate girders and with truss stringers. The piers will be solid shaft cast-in-place concrete. The layout of the main truss over the navigation channel will meet the requirements of the Coast Guard for horizontal and vertical clear opening.