South Sioux City Cleanup and Restoration

Lewis and Clark passed through the South Sioux City area in 1804. European settlement on the Nebraska side of the river began as early as 1854. Several town sites were platted and incorporated in the 1850s. Pacific City, incorporated in 1858, was a short-lived settlement. Convington and Covington South both incorporated in 1857, merged in 1870. Another town , Stanton, was founded in 1856. South Sioux City was incorporated in 1887. A special election in 1893 approved the merger of Covington and Stanton into the city of South Sioux City. As of the census of 2010, there were 13,353 people, 4,512 households, and 3,139 families living in the city. Several highways serve South Sioux City such as Interstate I29 is a short east–west spur beginning at Interstate 29 in Sioux City. It enters South Sioux City via a bridge over the Missouri River and crosses the southern end of South Sioux City with interchanges at Dakota Avenue (the city's main street) and U.S. Route 77. Interstate 129 overlaps U.S. routs 20 and 75. Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge U.S. Route 77 is a north–south highway whose northern terminus is at Interstate 29 in Sioux City. From there, it enters South Sioux City via the Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge, follows Dakota Avenue to 9th Street, then arcs west and south as a four-lane bypass around the city. In 1989, a large strip mall anchored by Wal-Mart and Hy-Vee opened along the bypass and effectively shifted the city's primary retail district from Dakota Avenue, in the center of town, to the western edge of the city. The nearest commercial airport is Sioux Gateway Airport/Colonel Bud Day Field (SUX) in Sioux City IA.