U.S. Route 75 in Nebraska

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 75 in Nebraska. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 75.

U.S. Highway 75
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	187.48 mi[1] (301.72 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US-75 at Kansas state line
	US-73 near Dawson US-136 in Auburn N-2 in Nebraska City US-34 between Union and Plattsmouth US-275 / I-80 / I-480 / I-680 in Omaha US-30 in Blair US-77 between Winnebago and South Sioux City I-129 / US-20 in South Sioux City
North end:	I-129 / US 20 / US 75 at the Iowa state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Nebraska Highways ← N-74 I-76 →

In the U.S. State of Nebraska, U.S. Highway 75 is a highway which goes from the Kansas border south of Dawson in the south to the Iowa border in the north at South Sioux City. Portions of the highway are freeway within the Omaha metropolitan area, including an overlap with Interstate 480. Another segment is freeway in the South Sioux City area, an overlap with Interstate 129. Much of the highway parallels the Missouri River.

Route description

Kennedy Freeway sign in Omaha

U.S. Highway 75 begins at the Kansas border in Richardson County. It intersects Nebraska Highway 8 and then passes through Dawson. North of Dawson, it intersects U.S. Highway 73, Nebraska Highway 4, and Nebraska Highway 62. It continues north into Auburn, where it intersects U.S. Highway 136. It then overlaps Nebraska Highway 67 and intersects Nebraska Highway 128, where the highway becomes a divided highway. It continues as a divided highway until it intersects Nebraska Highway 2 in Nebraska City. It turns west with Nebraska Highway 2 and then turns north at the west end of Nebraska City. It intersects U.S. Highway 34 near Union. The two highways then intersect Nebraska Highway 1 near Murray before the overlap ends in Plattsmouth at their intersection with Nebraska Highway 66. Just north of Plattsmouth, the highway becomes divided again and crosses the Platte River.^[1][2]

I-480/U.S. Route 75 sign in Omaha

After crossing the Platte River, U.S. Highway 75 becomes the Kennedy Freeway at its interchange with Fort Crook Road and Fairview Road. It then enters Bellevue, and has four interchanges in Bellevue, including one with Nebraska Highway 370. U.S. Highway 75 then enters Omaha in the South Omaha neighborhood. It then has three interchanges, including one with U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 92, before intersecting Interstate 80 and beginning a new overlap with Interstate 480. The overlap continues north until they separate near downtown Omaha. U.S. Highway 75 then continues north on the North Freeway as it passes through North Omaha. The freeway then ends and the highway curves towards North 30th Street. It follows North 30th Street through the Florence neighborhood before turning west. It continues west until intersecting Nebraska Highway 36 and turning north. It then immediately intersects Interstate 680.^[1][2]

The highway continues north through Nashville and Fort Calhoun before entering Blair. In Blair, it intersects U.S. Highway 30 and overlaps in Blair. The overlap ends when they intersect Nebraska Highway 91, when U.S. Highway 75 turns north. It goes northwesterly through Herman, then turns north to Tekamah, where it intersects Nebraska Highway 32. It continues north to Decatur, where there is a short overlap with Nebraska Highway 51. It then turns northwest to enter the Omaha Indian Reservation. It then passes through Macy and intersects Nebraska Highway 94 before entering the Winnebago Indian Reservation. U.S. Highway 75 then intersects U.S. Highway 77 before entering Winnebago and leaving the Winnebago Indian Reservation. The two highways continue north through Homer, then turn northeast until at Dakota City, they intersect Nebraska Highway 35. They continue north until the intersection with U.S. Highway 20 and Interstate 129 at South Sioux City. U.S. Highway 75 then overlap U.S. 20 and I-129 eastward until crossing the Missouri River and entering Iowa.^[1][2]

History

In 1926, when the highway was created, U.S. Highway 75 went north from Kansas to Omaha, then turned east and crossed the Missouri River to enter Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1985, U.S. 75 was rerouted to go west of the river between Omaha and Sioux City, Iowa, and U.S. 75 took over the former route of U.S. 73.^[3]

Construction of the North Omaha Freeway, coupled with social unrest in the 1970s, greatly changed the North Omaha area. One neighborhood experienced a 30 percent housing loss and major increase in crime.^[4] Interstate 580 (abbreviated I-580) was the original designation for this 4-mile (6.4 km) portion of US-75 during the late 1970s and early 1980s. This designation was revoked when the state of Nebraska declined to upgrade the interchange with I-480 to Interstate Highway standards, and the freeway is now solely US-75.

In 2005, the Nebraska Department of Roads began a project to bring the I-480/US-75 interchange up to Interstate standards. Construction was expected to be complete in 2009, but it has been delayed to 2011 due to shortage of funding.^[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Junction	Notes
Richardson		0.00	US-75 south	Kansas border
		4.46	N-8
	Dawson	10.55	US-73 south
		12.71	N-4 west
		16.71	N-62 east
Nemaha	Auburn	27.77	US-136 (Central Avenue)
		32.78	N-67 south	South end of NE 67 overlap
		33.78	N-67 north	North end of NE 67 overlap
	Julian	37.19	S-64A west (Main Street)
Otoe		42.22	N-128 west (N Road)
	Nebraska City	46.19	N-2 east	South end of NE 2 overlap
		48.27	N-2 west	North end of NE 2 overlap
Cass	Union	58.85	US-34 west (South 66th Street)	South end of US 34 overlap
	Murray	65.89	N-1 west
	Plattsmouth	71.92	US-34 east / N-66 west	North end of US 34 overlap
Sarpy	Bellevue	78.97	South end of freeway section
			Fort Crook Road, Fairview Road	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		80.17	Capehart Road, Offutt Air Force Base
		81.72	N-370 – Bellevue, Papillion
		83.03	Cornhusker Road
		84.75	Chandler Road, Fort Crook Road
Douglas	Omaha	86.42	Q Street
		86.90	US-275 / N-92 (L Street)
		87.46	F Street
		87.94	I-80 – Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Des Moines	I-80 exit 453
		87.97	I-480	South end of I-480 overlap
		88.86	Martha Street	Former Nebraska Highway 38, I-480 exit 1A
		89.78	Leavenworth Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance, I-480 exit 1B
		89.86	Harney Street, Dodge Street	To US-6, Northbound exit and southbound entrance, I-480 exit 2A
		90.22	30th Street, Dodge Street	To US-6, No northbound exit, I-480 exit 2B
		90.27	I-480 east – Downtown Omaha	North end of I-480 overlap, I-480 exit 2C
		90.84	N-64 west (Cuming Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		91.15	Hamilton Street
		91.82	Lake Street
		93.07	Ames Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		93.33	Storz Expressway, Florence Boulevard, Eppley Airfield
		93.48	North end of freeway section
		96.22	L-28H north (North 31st Street)
		97.19	N-36 west (McKinley Street)
		97.40-97.42	I-680	I-680 exit 12
Washington	Blair	114.74	US-30 east (Washington Street)	South end of US 30 overlap
		115.22	US-30 west (South 19th Street) / N-91 west (Washington Street)	North end of US 30 overlap
Burt	Tekamah	132.56	N-32 west (L Street)
	Decatur	148.41	N-51 west (County Road W51)	South end of NE 51 overlap
		148.91	N-51 east (7th Street)	North end of NE 51 overlap
Thurston	Macy	161.17	N-94 west
	Winnebago	168.73	US-77 south	South end of US 77 overlap
Dakota	Dakota City	182.33	N-35 west
	South Sioux City	184.67	South end of freeway section
			I-129 / US-20 west	I-129 exit 1A, west end of I-129/US 20 overlap
			US-77 north – Sioux City	North end of US 77 overlap
		185.45	South Sioux City, Dakota City	I-129 exit 2
		187.48	I-129 / US 20 east / US 75 north	Iowa border at Sergeant Floyd Memorial Bridge over Missouri River

Bannered Routes

• U.S. Route 75 Business in Nebraska City, Nebraska

See also

• U.S. Route 75
• Interstate 129
• Interstate 480 (Nebraska)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
2. ^ ^{a b c} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of U.S. Route 75 in Nebraska (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=40,+-95.79813&daddr=41.43949,-96.01853+to:42.44652,+-96.38045&geocode=FQBaYgIdjjxK-g%3BFQJReAIdnt9G-ikb2BrHhZWThzFuSaV31W-aGQ%3BFbiuhwId3llB-g&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1&sll=42.396587,-96.330185&sspn=0.231231,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=7. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
3. ^ Nebraska Highways 61 to 100
4. ^ (2001) State's top community development projects honored. Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Retrieved 4/7/07.
5. ^ Nebraska Department of Roads. "US 75 / I-480 Interchange Project". http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/projects/480-75/index.htm. Retrieved March 7, 2010. 

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