Interstate 680 (Iowa-Nebraska)

Infobox road
route=680
type=I

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length_mi=42.86
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table2.htm Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2] ]
year_established=
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=NE|I|80 in Omaha, NE
junction=Jct|state=NE|US|6 in Omaha, NE
jct|state=IA|I|29 near Crescent, IA
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Jct|state=IA|I|80 near Neola, IA

Interstate 680 (abbreviated I-680) in Nebraska and Iowa is the northern bypass freeway for the Omaha, Nebraska-Council Bluffs, Iowa metropolitan area. I-680 spans 42.86 miles from its western terminus in western Omaha to its eastern terminus near Neola, Iowa. For a 14-mile stretch, I-680 is co-signed with Interstate 29. Until 1973, the section in Iowa between the current eastern terminus and I-29 was designated as Interstate 80N.

I-680 in Omaha was originally designated I-280; maps from the early and mid-1960s showed I-280 in Omaha. Since this highway would extend into Iowa, and Iowa had another I-280 planned for the Quad Cities area, one of these I-280s would have to be renumbered. I-680 was designated as a result of these actions.

The interstate crosses the Missouri River between the two states via the Mormon Bridge.

Exit list

ee also

*North Omaha, Nebraska
*History of North Omaha, Nebraska
*Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history
*Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska

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