U.S. Route 75 in Nebraska

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 US 34 from Union to south of Offutt AFB US 275 / N-92 in Omaha I-80 in Omaha US 6 in Omaha 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 Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced Nebraska Highways Link Spur Recreation ← 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 overlapping highways then intersect Nebraska Highway 1 near Murray. Just north of Plattsmouth, the highway becomes divided again and crosses the Platte River. South of Bellevue, US 34 splits from US 75, turning east to cross the Missouri River as US75 heads north towards Omaha. ^[1][2]

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

After crossing the Platte River, U.S. Highway 75 becomes a full freeway (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 30th St. 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, US 75 was rerouted to go west of the river between Omaha and Sioux City, Iowa, and US 75 took over the former route of US 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.

Future

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 was delayed due to shortage of funding.^[5] The Kennedy Freeway portion is being extended into Cass County, with new interchanges being built or reconstructed in the process.^[6]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Richardson	​	0.00	0.00		US-75 south	Continuation into Kansas
	​	4.46	7.18		N-8
	Dawson	10.55	16.98		US 73 south	Northern terminus of US 73
	​	12.71	20.45		N-4 west	Eastern terminus of N-4
	​	16.71	26.89		N-62 east	Western terminus of N-62
Nemaha	Auburn	27.77	44.69		US 136 (Central Avenue)
	​	32.78	52.75		N-67 south	South end of N-67 overlap
	​	33.78	54.36		N-67 north	North end of N-67 overlap
	Julian	37.19	59.85		S-64A west (Main Street)	Eastern terminus of S-64A
Otoe	​	42.22	67.95		N-128 west (N Road)	Eastern terminus of N-128
	Nebraska City	46.19	74.34		N-2 east (J. Sterling Morton Beltway) / US 75 Bus. north (11th Street)	South end of N-2 overlap
		48.28– 48.68	77.70– 78.34		N-2 west / N-2 Bus. east (4th Corso) – Lincoln, Nebraska City	Interchange; north end of N-2 overlap
	​				US 75 Bus. south (G Road)
Cass	Union	58.85	94.71		US 34 west (66th Street)	South end of US 34 overlap
	Murray	65.89	106.04		N-1 west	Eastern terminus of N-1
	Plattsmouth	71.92	115.74		N-66 west	Eastern terminus of N-66
	​			—	Webster Boulevard / Bay Road – Plattsmouth	South end of Kennedy Freeway
Sarpy	​			—	US 34 east (Platteview Road)	North end of US 34 overlap; to be built into interchange
	Bellevue	78.97	127.09	—	Fort Crook Road / Fairview Road	Ft. Crook Rd. not signed southbound
		80.17	129.02	—	Capehart Road – Offutt Air Force Base
		81.72	131.52	—	N-370 – Bellevue, Papillion
		83.03	133.62	—	Cornhusker Road
		84.75	136.39	—	Chandler Road / Fort Crook Road
Douglas	Omaha	86.42	139.08	—	Q Street
		86.90	139.85	—	US 275 / N-92 (L Street)
		87.46	140.75	—	F Street	No southbound exit
		87.94– 87.97	141.53– 141.57	North end of Kennedy Freeway
				452C	I-480 north (Gerald R. Ford Expressway) / I-80 – Downtown Omaha, Eppley Airfield, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln	South end of I-480 overlap; counterclockwise terminus of I-480; exit 452C is for I-80 westbound; exit not numbered northbound; exit number based on I-80 mileage; I-80 exit 452
		88.86	143.01	1A	Martha Street	Former N-38; exit numbers follow I-480
		89.78	144.49	1B	Leavenworth Street	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		89.86	144.62	2A	To US 6 (Dodge Street) / Harney Street	No southbound exit
		90.22	145.20	2B	30th Street / Dodge Street	No northbound exit
		90.27	145.28	—	I-480 east (Gerald R. Ford Expressway) – Downtown Omaha	North end of I-480 overlap; exit 2C on I-480; southbound exit includes direct exit ramp to 24th Street
				South end of North Freeway
		90.84	146.19	—	N-64 west (Cuming Street)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; eastern terminus of N-64
		91.15	146.69	—	Hamilton Street
		91.82	147.77	—	Lake Street
		93.07	149.78	—	Ames Avenue	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		93.33	150.20	—	Storz Expressway to Florence Boulevard, Eppley Airfield	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		93.48	150.44		Sorenson Parkway / Storz Expressway to Eppley Airfield	At-grade intersection; north end of North Freeway
		96.22	154.85		L-28H north (31st Street)	L-28H unsigned; southern terminus of L-28H
		97.19	156.41		N-36 west (McKinley Street)	Eastern terminus of N-36
		97.41	156.77		I-680	I-680 exit 12
Washington	Blair	114.74	184.66		US 30 east (Washington Street)	South end of US 30 overlap
		115.22	185.43		US 30 west (19th Street) / N-91 west (Washington Street)	North end of US 30 overlap; eastern terminus of N-91
Burt	Tekamah	132.56	213.33		N-32 west (L Street)	Eastern terminus of N-32
	Decatur	148.41	238.84		N-51 west	South end of N-51 overlap
		148.91	239.65		N-51 east (7th Street)	North end of N-51 overlap
Thurston	Macy	161.17	259.38		N-94 west	Eastern terminus of N-94
	Winnebago	168.73	271.54		US 77 south	South end of US 77 overlap
Dakota	Dakota City	182.33	293.43		N-35 west	Eastern terminus of N-35
	South Sioux City	184.67	297.20		I-129 / US 20 west / US 77 north	South end of I-129/US 20 overlap, north end of US 77 overlap; exit 1A on I-129
		185.45	298.45	2	US 20 Bus. east (Dakota Avenue north) / IBP Avenue south – South Sioux City, Dakota City	Exit number follows I-129
Missouri River		187.48	301.72	Sergeant Floyd Memorial Bridge; Nebraska–Iowa state line
Woodbury	Sioux City				I-129 / US 20 east / US 75 north	Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

Bannered Routes

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

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

U.S. Route 75
Previous state: Kansas	Nebraska	Next state: Iowa

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