The Douglas Street Bridge AKA Aksarben Brudge is the old street car bridge which ran between Omaha and Council Bluffs. It was built by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company and was opened to traffic in 1888. It closed to traffic in 1966 after the completion of the I-480 bridge. The bridge was also a toll bridge for cars. A group, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, raised money to purchase the bridge and charged tolls to pay back the bond. When the bond was paid it became a free. bridge as of September 24, 1947. The toll booths were paraded through town and it was declared toll free day. The street cars had stopped running in 1955. Buses and cars had become more popular.
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| A view under the freeway |
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| This old pier is all that uis left of the Aksarben Bridge |
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