IA 175’s last half-mile in Iowa, September 2007
The Lincoln Journal Star reported late last month that the private commission that is in charge of the IA 175/NE 51 bridge will turn it over to the states. Because Nebraska law forbids state ownership of toll bridges, the bridge will become free.
It is one of three toll Iowa Missouri River crossings left. If new US 34 opens across the river this year, it’s conceivable that the state will have no toll crossings next year. UPDATE: It won’t.
On a somewhat related note, the US 159 bridge across the Missouri, the only one of two connections between Missouri and Nebraska, is also being replaced. Looks like I’ll have to go down and clinch US 159 again.
UPDATE 2/12: Forgot US 136 between Nebraska and Missouri. Silly me. That bridge is pretty old too.