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York Subways - NHR


category : National Register
In 1938-39 Nebraska's Bureau of Roads and Bridges undertook a federal aid project. It entailed
grading, paving, and culvert construction along a thirty-eight-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 81 between
Fairmont and Osceola. Included in this was construction of three underpasses in York, designed to carry
the highway under 14th and 15th Streets and the tracks of the C.B.&Q. Railroad. Bureau engineers
developed plans for the three concrete/steel structures in August 1938 and awarded a contract to Peter
Kiewit's Sons a month later. Using ornamental iron railings and stairs fabricated in Omaha, the Kiewit
crew completed the three York subways the following year. Although the three structures differ in detail,
the three underpasses are structurally similar as concrete rigid frames. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the York subways have
functioned in place in unaltered condition since their completion in 1939.


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Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectibles

"Everybody played marbles when I was going to school,including the girls. Sometimes they were better shots than the boys. It was one of the most popular games. There wasn't TV then, none of that. So you got out and played marbles. Back then the marbles cost a little bit of nothing. You could get 50

York, NE Museums

York County Courthouse - NHR

York, Nebraska has been the county seat of York County since its organization in 1870. The first session of the Board of County Commissioners was held in the old pre-emption

York, NE Historic Courthouses

Bradshaw Town Hall - NHR

The Bradshaw Town Hall, a two-story brick municipal building constructed in 1902-3, is a good example of the town hall, a building type that became

York, NE National Register

Anna Bemis Palmer Museum

The Anna Bemis Palmer Museum, considered one of the finest historical museums in Nebraska, is a perfect relaxing location where visitors can slip

York, NE Museums

Children's Museum

The York Area Children's Museum has a multitude of reality-based displays that bring out children's fantasies based on the fun side of adult realism.

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