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Spanning the Missouri River Reports
includes a volume on the Blair Bridge
A group of nine bridge reports submitted by Morison, the chief engineer in each case, to the various railway companies upon completion of their bridge. Ranging in date from 1882 to 1894, they demonstrate the great advance in and widespread use of American steel-truss railway bridges. Each report describes the preliminary history of the project and its construction, including foundations, piers, approaches, etc. They are all magnificently illustrated with lithographic plates containing detail drawings, particularly of the metal structures, and, very often, photographic illustrations.
Photocopy from George S. Morison’s The Blair Crossing Bridge 1886. Photographer unknown, circa 1883. SOUTH WEB AND WEST PORTAL OF BRIDGE HAER, NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1-1
Photocopy from George S. Morison’s The Blair Crossing Bridge 1886. SITE PLAN OF BRIDGE HAER, NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1-2
Photocopy from George S. Morison’s The Blair Crossing Bridge GENERAL ELEVATION, PLAN, AND PROFILE OF BRIDGE, HAER, NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1-3
Blair Bridge Longitudinal Section of Caisson Railroad Bridge — Missouri River Blair, Nebraska. Photocopy from George S. Morison’s The Blair Crossing Bridge 1886. Library of Congress HAER, NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1-4 Internet Scan Catalog No. BGR-0004
Blair Bridge Handling of Caisson for Pier III Railroad Bridge — Missouri River Blair, Nebraska Photocopy from George S. Morison’s The Blair Crossing Bridge 1886. Library of Congress HAER, NEB,89-BLAIR.V,1-5 Internet Scan Catalog No. BGR-0005
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