Saddle Creek Underpass

The Saddle Creek Underpass is located in the Midtown area of Omaha, Nebraska. Designed to carry Saddle Creek Road under Dodge Street (US 6), the underpass was constructed in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration. It was included on the Bridges in Nebraska Multiple Property Submission on June 29, 1992.^[2]

Saddle Creek Underpass
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View from the south, along Saddle Creek Road
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Location	US 6 (Dodge St.) over Saddle Cr. Rd., Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°15′34.85″N 95°58′49.6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1934
Architect	State of Nebraska
Architectural style	Concrete rigid frame bridge
MPS	Highway Bridges in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000741[1]
Added to NRHP	June 29, 1992

About

The Nebraska Department of Roads Biennial Report of 1933-34 describes the construction of the underpass as featuring "a complete, modern street light system, and interlocking traffic control signal system, two pedestrian subways, and a grade separation of Dodge Street and Saddle Creek Boulevard."

Built by the Works Progress Administration, over 1,175 cubic yards (898 m³) of dirt were excavated to lower Saddle Creek Road sufficiently to pass under the overpass. The project was completed in 1934,^[3] and was designed to accommodate the westernmost addition to Omaha's boulevard system, which was originally called Saddle Creek Boulevard. Saddle Creek Road still utilizes the underpass today as it sits between the Morton Meadows and Dundee neighborhoods. As of 2004 the Underpass was the only property listed on the National Register in either neighborhood, although each one has submitted applications to be listed as a historic district.^[4]

See also

• Transportation in Omaha
• History of Omaha