The Great Platte River Road Archway
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
The Great Platte River Road Archway
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Great Platte River Road Archway in Kearney, Nebraska at sunrise.
The Archway is a museum and monument to Nebraska's and the Platte River valley's role in westward expansion. Designed by a Walt Disney team, The Archway spans more than 300 feet over Interstate 80 in central Nebraska. Using giant multi-wheeled transporters, the 1,500-ton, 309-foot structure was rolled across the highway in one piece on the night of Aug. 16, 1999. The interstate was closed for eight hours while the archway was locked onto its support platforms.
The Archway takes visitors along the trails, rails, highways and superhighways in a self-guided audio tour that includes stories of the travelers along the way. It starts in the 1840s with the history of the Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail and California Trail that converged at the nearby Fort Kearny before heading west. As visitors progress through the exhibit, the displays of different time periods feature a buffalo stampede, the Mormon Handcart Expedition, gold seekers, the Pony Express, the telegraph, the transcontinental railroad, the Lincoln Highway, a drive-in movie and a 1950s cafe.
Copyright 2017 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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January 29th, 2017
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