Interstate 80 in Nebraska

Infobox road
state=NE
route=80
type=I
maint=

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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 at Wyoming 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 at Iowa state line
previous_type=NE
previous_route=79
next_type=US
next_route=81In the U.S. state of Nebraska, Interstate 80 runs west from Omaha to the Wyoming state border, ultimately terminating in San Francisco, California. When it completed construction of the stretch of Interstate 80 spanning the state on October 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 notable tourist attractions 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

* 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.