Meridian Highway Bridge
The Meridian Highway Bridge is a bridge that formerly carried U.S. Route 81 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and South Dakota. The Meridian Highway Bridge connects Yankton, South Dakota with rural Cedar County, Nebraska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: place in Nebraska listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Also known as: “Meridian Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Discovery Bridge and Federal Prison Camp, Yankton.
Discovery Bridge
Bridge
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The Discovery Bridge is a bridge that carries US Route 81 across the Missouri River from the Nebraska border to the South Dakota border. The Discovery Bridge connects Yankton, South Dakota, with rural Cedar County, Nebraska. Discovery Bridge is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Meridian Highway Bridge.
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton
Prison
Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
The Federal Prison Camp, Yankton is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Yankton, South Dakota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Federal Prison Camp, Yankton is situated 1 mile north of Meridian Highway Bridge.
Yankton High School
School building
Yankton High School is a public high school in Yankton, South Dakota, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12 for Yankton School District 63-3. Yankton High School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Meridian Highway Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yankton and South Yankton.
Yankton
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Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. It became a city in 1889. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th most populous city in South Dakota, and it is the principal city of the Yankton…
South Yankton
Hamlet
South Yankton is a populated place in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States, located just south of Yankton, South Dakota, on U.S. Route 81. Gavins Point Dam is located four miles west of South Yankton on Nebraska Highway 121.
Green Island
Locality
Green Island, 10.5 square miles of land in northwestern Cedar County, Nebraska bordering the Missouri River across from Yankton, SD, was home to Strahmburg a former town on the island.
Meridian Highway Bridge
- Categories: vertical-lift bridge, footbridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: City of Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.86367° or 42° 51′ 49″ northLongitude
-97.39401° or 97° 23′ 38″ westOpen location code
86J4VJ74+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1461356663OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q6819326
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meridian Bridge Plaza and Riverside Park Amphitheatre.
Nearby Places
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