Saddle Creek Underpass – Omaha NE

City:
Omaha, NE

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Completed:
1934

Description

The historic Saddle Creek grade separation underpass in Omaha, Nebraska, at the crossing of Dodge St. and Saddle Creek Rd., was constructed with the help of the Civil Works Administration (CWA) and completed in 1934. (Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.)

Source notes

https://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/nebraska/douglas/DO09-Saddle-Crk-Underpass.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_Creek_Underpass

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 3, 2015.

Location Info


Dodge St. and Saddle Creek Rd.
Omaha, NE

Coordinates: 41.259674, -95.980446

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One comment on “Saddle Creek Underpass – Omaha NE

  1. They are removing part of the facade and destroying the 1800s curbstones used for the facade … last night and today …

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