- Interstate 80 in Nebraska
Infobox road
state=NE
route=80
type=I
maint=
length_mi=455.32
length_round=2
length_ref=Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002] ]
year_established=1957 [Koster, G. (1997) " [http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/history/docs/history-general.pdf A Story of Highway Development in Nebraska] ." Nebraska Department of Roads. p 64. Retrieved 9/23/07.]
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=WY|I|80 atWyoming state line
junction=Jct|state=NE|Hwy|71 in Kimball
Jct|state=NE|I|76 near Big Springs
Jct|state=NE|US|83 in North Platte
Jct|state=NE|US|281 in Grand Island
Jct|state=NE|US|81 near York
Jct|state=NE|US|77 in Lincoln
Jct|state=NE|I|180 in Lincoln
Jct|state=NE|I|680 in Omaha
Jct|state=NE|I|480|US|75 in Omaha
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Jct|state=IA|I|80 atIowa state line
previous_type=NE
previous_route=79
next_type=US
next_route=81In theU.S. state ofNebraska ,Interstate 80 runs west fromOmaha to theWyoming state border, ultimately terminating inSan Francisco, California . When it completed construction of the stretch of Interstate 80 spanning the state onOctober 19 ,1974 , Nebraska was the first state in the nation to complete its mainline interstate system. [ [http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/i-80-anniv/index.htm "Interstate construction in Nebraska."] Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved 9/23/07.]Nebraska has more than fifty exits along Interstate 80. [ [http://www.northernplainshighways.org/nebraska/ne61-100.html#I-80 "Highways 61-100"] , Nebraska Highways Page. Retrieved 10/14/07.] According to the "
New York Times " there are several notabletourist attraction s along Nebraska's section of I-80. [Winckler, S. (1990) [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D6103AF931A15754C0A966958260&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=1 "I-80's Exits To History In Nebraska,"] "New York Times." July 22, 1990. Retrieved 9/23/07.]History
Auxiliary routes
Interstate 80 has three auxiliary routes in Nebraska. One is a loop around the city of Omaha, one is a loop through the city of Omaha, and the other is a spur into Lincoln.
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is a convert|42.86|mi|km|sing=on loop around the city of Omaha. It serves as the outer of the two Omaha loops.
is a convert|3.47|mi|km|sing=on spur into the city of Lincoln.
See also
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History of Nebraska Bibliography
* Mattes, M.J. (1969) "The Great Platte River Road." University of Nebraska Press.
* Frazier, I. (1989) "Great Plains." Knopf.
* Nebraska State Historical Society. "Historic Places: The National Register for Nebraska." Published by Nebraskaland Magazine.References
External links
* [http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/ Nebraska Department of Roads]
* [http://www.historicomaha.com/I80Phtos.htm 1963 photos] of construction in Omaha.
* [http://www.i80nebraska.com I-80 Nebraska] . An official promotional website for nine counties in central and western Nebraska.
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