The Charles E. Lakin Pier in Council Bluffs

January 8, 2026

The Charles E. Lakin Pier is part of a wide range of improvements on the Council Bluffs Riverfront. Construction on the public observation pier is nearing completion on the western edge of Dodge Park, north of Harrah’s Council Bluffs Hotel & Casino and south of Interstate 480. Designed by Omaha-based HDR, the pier is accessible from the Council Bluffs levee hiking/biking trail. It goes over a service road and right up to the edge of the river. Once at the end of the pier, visitors will have picturesque views of downtown Omaha and the river valley.

Further north along the riverfront – just north of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge – construction will be complete later this year on the 138-feet-tall MidAmerican Energy Tower and the accompanying Treetop Walk.

Photo by Brad Williams

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