3 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁nor ther ly ▁route ▁via ▁Wa ub ons ie ▁Bridge ▁( sub sequently ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁City ▁Bridge ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁the ▁sou ther ly ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁Brown ville ▁Bridge ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Neb r aska ▁City ▁route ▁requires ▁one ▁to ▁travel ▁through ▁O to e ▁County , ▁cross ▁into ▁Iowa ▁and ▁then ▁come ▁back ▁through ▁Missouri . ▁The ▁Brown ville ▁Bridge ▁( which ▁was ▁actually ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁At ch ison ▁County ) ▁connect s ▁Nem aha ▁County ▁and ▁At ch ison ▁County ▁at ▁Brown ville , ▁Neb r aska . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁only ▁non - ra il ▁land ▁access ▁between ▁the ▁sides ▁involved ▁either ▁going ▁to ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁to ▁the ▁Ak - S ar - Ben ▁Bridge ▁or ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri ▁to ▁the ▁A SB ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁had ▁a ▁Method ist ▁church ▁( built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁it ▁had ▁" 3 0 ▁families ▁with ▁ 5 6 ▁children , ▁ 3 6 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁en rolled ▁in ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁there ▁were ▁seven ▁families ▁living ▁there , ▁and ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Hamburg , ▁Iowa , ▁schools ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁eleven ▁pup ils ▁living ▁on