York Subway

Historic bridges in Nebraska, US

United States historic place


York Subway
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


40°52′27″N 97°35′35″W / 40.87417°N 97.59306°W / 40.87417; -97.59306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938-1939
Built by	Peter Kiewit's Sons
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000772^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1992

The York Subway is a set of historic bridges over U.S. Highway 81 in central York, Nebraska. It was constructed between 1938 and 1939 and consists of three concrete bridges carrying 14th and 15th Streets and the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad over the highway. The central railroad bridge carries the stamp "Burlington Route" over the roadway. The project was managed by Nebraska's Bureau of Roads and Bridges who contracted the construction to Peter Kiewit's Sons. It is denoted in the national register as NEHBS No. YK11-51.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Bob Buschendorf (May 6, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: York Subway / NEHBS No. YK11-51". National Park Service.