Interstate 80 in Nebraska - wikipedia Interstate 80 in Nebraska This article is about the section of Interstate 80 in Nebraska. For the entire route, see Interstate 80. Interstate 80 I - 80 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by NDOT Length : 455.31 mi ( 732.75 km ) Existed : 1957 -- present Major junctions West end : I - 80 at Wyoming state line I - 76 near Big Springs US 26 in Ogallala US 83 in North Platte US 34 / US 281 in Grand Island US 81 near York US 77 in Lincoln I - 180 / US 34 in Lincoln US 6 near Waverly I - 680 in Omaha I - 480 / US 75 in Omaha East end : I - 80 at Iowa state line Location Counties : Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Hamilton, York, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Sarpy, Douglas Highway system Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Nebraska State Highway System Interstate US State Link Spur Recreation ← N - 79 US 81 → Interstate 80 ( I - 80 ) in the U.S. state of Nebraska runs east from the Wyoming state border across the state to Omaha. When it completed construction of the stretch of I - 80 spanning the state on October 19, 1974, Nebraska was the first state in the nation to complete its mainline Interstate Highway System. Nebraska has over 80 exits along Interstate 80. According to The New York Times there are several notable tourist attractions along Nebraska 's section of I - 80. It is the only Interstate Highway to go from one end of the state to another, as Nebraska has no major north -- south interstate route. Except for a 3 - mile - long ( 4.8 km ) portion of I - 76 near the Colorado state line, I - 80 is the only primary ( two - digit ) Interstate Highway in Nebraska. Contents 1 History 1.1 Legacy 1.2 Speeds 2 Route description 2.1 Designated sections 2.2 Details 3 Exit list 4 Auxiliary routes 5 See also 6 References 6.1 Footnotes 6.2 Works cited 7 External links History Interstate 80 in May 1973 Built along the pathway of the Great Platte River Road, I - 80 in Nebraska follows the same route as many historic trails, including the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Mormon Trail. Starting in 1957 after federal funding was allotted, Nebraskans began planning their Interstate construction. Led by the Nebraska State Highway Commission, there were hearings across the state to decide where the route was going to be. Aside from the federally mandated `` control points '' in Omaha and Scottsbluff, the route could vary across the state. Dozens of meetings were held in Grand Island, Kearney, and North Platte, among other locations. The commission addressed issues of whether the highway would be north or south of the Platte River or whether it would follow U.S. Highway 30 US - 30. The South Platte Chamber of Commerce and various cities were very active in these sessions, and debate over where the Interstate would be constructed continued into the 1960s. I - 80 in Omaha, Nebraska looking west at its interchange with I - 680 After the first contract for building the Interstate was awarded in 1957, a 6.5 - mile ( 10.5 km ) section near Gretna was the first section to be completed that year. The first long segment to be opened was a 50 - mile ( 80 km ) section between Dodge Street in Omaha and the West Lincoln interchange in Lincoln in 1961. During a `` Golden Link '' ceremony, the last section of I - 80 in Nebraska was completed when a brass connector was inserted in the roadway near Sidney on April 1, 1974. This was designed to emulate the golden spike ceremonially used to complete the Trancontinental Railroad in 1869. The total length of the Nebraska section is 455.27 miles ( 732.69 km ) long, and was completed at a cost of $435 million. Legacy The beginning of the I - 80 construction in Nebraska in 1957 led the Nebraska Legislature to split the Department of Roads and Irrigation in order to create three separate agencies in the state, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Water Resources and the Department of Roads, which was the first Nebraska agency solely responsible for highway planning, construction, and maintenance in Nebraska history. Interstate construction led the state to focus on other highways in Nebraska, as well. Surfaced shoulders, new safety sections beyond shoulders and other developments across the state were attributed to the influence of the Interstate. The 1965 state legislature also authorized a study of the needs of every public road in Nebraska, including state highways, county roads, and city streets. Speeds 1955 map showing the future routes of Interstates in Lincoln, including I - 80 and its child route, I - 180 The following are speed limits that have existed on I - 80 in Nebraska since it was opened in 1957. Rural speed limits on I - 80 Year Speed limit ( s ) 1960 70 mph ( 115 km / h ) 1964 75 mph ( 120 km / h ) for cars and 65 mph ( 105 km / h ) for trucks 55 mph ( 90 km / h ) national speed limit, effective March 3, 1974 65 mph ( 105 km / h ) 1995 75 mph ( 120 km / h ) Route description Designated sections The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, which spans Interstate 80 The entirety of the Interstate Highway System was named the `` Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways '' in 1990, and the first signage in Nebraska was posted in 1993. Several sections of I - 80 in Nebraska have special designations. The I - 80 intersection with US - 34 has been designated a `` Purple Heart Memorial Highway '', and South 108th Street bridge over I - 80 in Omaha has been designated the `` Purple Heart Bridge '', both in honor of all recipients of the Purple Heart. A section of I - 80 in Nebraska is also designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway. Details In Nebraska, I - 80 has 82 interchanges, 442 bridges on or over the roadway, 25 rest areas, and one scenic overlook, each spaced 35 -- 50 miles ( 56 -- 80 km ) apart for convenience. The I - 80 rights - of - way in Nebraska feature 28 types of grasses and forbs, 31 types of shrubs, 12 varieties of coniferous trees, and 39 types of deciduous trees are planted on the median of I - 80 in Nebraska. There are also 570 informational and directional signs along the way. Mile markers with the interstate shield are posted every ⁄ mile ( 0.32 km ) beginning at mile 379.0 going east. Exit list County Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes Kimball ​ 0.00 0.00 I - 80 west -- Cheyenne Continuation into Wyoming ​ 0.48 0.77 L - 53B north ( State Line Road ) to US 30 -- Pine Bluffs, Wyoming Bushnell 8.46 13.62 8 L - 53C -- Bushnell ​ 20.71 33.33 20 N - 71 south -- Kimball west end of N - 71 overlap ​ 22.69 36.52 22 N - 71 north -- Gering, Scottsbluff east end of N - 71 overlap Dix 29.76 47.89 29 L - 53A -- Dix Cheyenne Potter 38.96 62.70 38 L - 17B -- Potter ​ 48.82 78.57 48 L - 17C ​ 51.31 82.58 Sidney Rest Area ( eastbound ) ; location of the Golden Link Sidney 55.37 89.11 55 N - 19 -- Sidney 59.92 96.43 59 L - 17J to US 385 -- Sidney, Bridgeport Sunol 69.63 112.06 69 L - 17E -- Sunol Lodgepole 76.61 123.29 76 L - 17F -- Lodgepole Deuel Chappell 85.22 137.15 85 L - 25A to US 385 -- Chappell There is no interchange where US 385 crosses I - 80 ( between exits 85 and 95 ) ​ 95.02 152.92 95 N - 27 -- Julesburg, Oshkosh ​ 101.19 162.85 101 US 138 -- Big Springs, Julesburg ​ 102.59 165.10 102 I - 76 south -- Denver Left exit westbound, left entrance eastbound Big Springs 107.36 172.78 107 L - 25B -- Big Springs Keith Brule 117.25 188.70 117 L - 51A -- Brule Ogallala 126.69 203.89 126 US 26 / N - 61 -- Ogallala, Grant Roscoe 133.97 215.60 133 L - 51B -- Roscoe Paxton 145.65 234.40 145 L - 51C -- Paxton Lincoln Sutherland 158.01 254.29 158 N - 25 -- Sutherland, Wallace Hershey 164.51 264.75 164 L - 56C -- Hershey North Platte 177.16 285.11 177 US 83 -- North Platte, McCook 179.19 288.38 179 L - 56G to US 30 -- North Platte Maxwell 190.42 306.45 190 S - 56A -- Maxwell Brady 198.97 320.21 199 L - 56D -- Brady Dawson Gothenburg 211.77 340.81 211 N - 47 -- Gothenburg Cozad 222.46 358.01 222 N - 21 -- Cozad ​ 231.10 371.92 231 L - 24A -- Darr Lexington 237.19 381.72 237 US 283 -- Arapahoe, Lexington, Elwood Overton 248.53 399.97 248 L - 24B -- Overton Buffalo Elm Creek 257.01 413.62 257 US 183 -- Holdrege, Elm Creek Odessa 263.66 424.32 263 L - 10B -- Odessa Kearney 272.60 438.71 272 N - 44 -- Kearney, Archway Monument 275.59 443.52 275 N - 10 north ( East Entrance ) -- Kearney Western end of N - 10 overlap ​ 279.89 450.44 279 N - 10 south -- Minden Eastern end of N - 10 overlap Gibbon 285.63 459.68 285 L - 10C -- Gibbon Shelton 291.36 468.90 291 L - 10D -- Shelton, Kenesaw Hall Wood River 300.10 482.96 300 N - 11 north / S - 40D south -- Wood River ​ 305.66 491.91 305 L - 40C -- Alda Grand Island 312.07 502.23 312 US 34 / US 281 ( Tom Osborne Expressway ) -- Hastings, Grand Island 314.11 505.51 314 Locust Street -- Grand Island Hamilton ​ 318.14 512.00 318 N - 2 -- Phillips, Grand Island Giltner 324.14 521.65 324 S - 41B -- Giltner Aurora 332.15 534.54 332 N - 14 -- Aurora Hampton 338.12 544.15 338 L - 41D -- Hampton York Henderson 342.11 550.57 342 S - 93A -- Henderson ​ 348.09 560.20 348 L - 93E -- Bradshaw York 353.09 568.24 353 US 81 -- Geneva, York ​ 360.11 579.54 360 L - 93B -- Waco Seward ​ 366.13 589.23 366 L - 80F -- Utica Beaver Crossing 369.12 594.04 369 L - 80E -- Beaver Crossing Goehner 373.09 600.43 373 L - 80G -- Goehner ​ 379.08 610.07 379 N - 15 -- Seward, Fairbury Milford 382.08 614.90 382 L - 80H -- Milford ​ 388.11 624.60 388 N - 103 -- Crete Lancaster Lincoln 395.59 636.64 395 L - 55K ( NW 48th Street ) to US 6 -- Lincoln 396.36 637.88 396 US 6 ( O Street ) -- Lincoln Closed ; was eastbound exit and westbound left entrance only 397.27 639.34 397 US 77 south -- Lincoln, Beatrice West end of US 77 overlap 399.01 642.14 399 NW 12th Street / Cornhusker Highway / Adams Street -- Lincoln Airport 401.04 645.41 401 I - 180 south / US 34 / 9th Street -- Downtown Eastbound exits signed as 401A ( south / east ) and 401B ( west ) 403.48 649.34 403 27th Street ​ 405.75 652.99 405 US 77 north / L - 55X south ( 56th Street ) -- Lincoln, Fremont, Wahoo East end of US 77 overlap Waverly 409.74 659.41 409 US 6 -- East Lincoln, Waverly Cass Ashland 420.91 677.39 420 N - 63 -- Ashland, Greenwood 426.06 685.68 426 N - 66 -- South Bend, Louisville, Ashland Mahoney State Park Sarpy ​ 432.94 696.75 432 N - 31 to US 6 -- Gretna, Ashland ​ 439.19 706.81 439 N - 370 -- Bellevue, Papillion, Gretna Werner Park ( stadium ), Offutt Air Force Base Chalco 440.63 709.13 440 N - 50 ( 144th Street ) -- Springfield, West Omaha 442.89 712.76 442 Giles Road / Harrison Street Douglas Omaha 444.56 715.45 445 Q Street Westbound exit only ; access from C / D lanes originating at West Center Rd. exit 445.05 716.24 US 275 / N - 92 ( L Street ) Cloverleaf interchange accessible to and from C / D lanes 445.34 716.71 I Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance accessible to and from C / D lanes 445.97 717.72 446 I - 680 north 446.63 718.78 445 West Center Road No eastbound exit ; C / D lanes provide access to I-L-Q St. exits 448.29 721.45 448 84th Street 449.30 723.08 449 72nd Street 450.31 724.70 450 60th Street 451.83 727.15 451 42nd Street 452.85 728.79 452 I - 480 / US 75 north ( Gerald R. Ford Expressway ) -- Downtown, Eppley Airfield US 75 south ( Kennedy Freeway ) -- Bellevue Exits to southbound US 75 also include direct exit ramp onto F Street 453.04 729.10 453 24th Street Eastbound exit and westbound entrance 454.14 730.87 454 13th Street -- Gardens, Zoo Former US 73 / US 75 Missouri River 455.31 732.75 Interstate 80 Bridge ; Nebraska -- Iowa state line I - 80 east -- Des Moines Continuation into Iowa 1.000 mi = 1.609 km ; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Closed / former Concurrency terminus Incomplete access 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. I - 180 is a spur into downtown Lincoln, co-signed with US - 34 for its entire length. I - 480 is a loop route in Omaha extending from I - 29 in Council Bluffs west towards I - 80. It serves as the inner of two loops in Omaha. It is cosigned with US - 75 for approximately 2.5 miles ( 4.0 km ) and with US - 6 for less than one mile ( 1.6 km ) as it crosses the Missouri River into Iowa. I - 680 is a loop around the northwest of Omaha. It serves as the outer of the two Omaha loops. The section from I - 80 in Omaha to I - 29 in Crescent was originally designated as I - 280, but because it extended into Iowa, and because it conflicted with I - 280 in the Quad Cities area of Iowa, the route was renumbered I - 680. See also Nebraska portal U.S. Roads portal History of Nebraska Transportation in Omaha, Nebraska References Footnotes ^ Jump up to : Koster ( 1997 ), p. 64. ^ Jump up to : `` Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book '' ( PDF ). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 202 -- 223. Retrieved January 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Staff ( October 31, 2002 ). `` Table 1 : Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002 ''. Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. OCLC 47914009. ^ Jump up to : Staff. `` Interstate Construction in Nebraska ''. Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved September 23, 2007. Jump up ^ Geelhart, Chris ( July 11, 2006 ). `` Highways 61 - 100 ''. Nebraska Highways Page. Self - published. Retrieved October 14, 2007. ^ Jump up to : Winckler, Suzanne ( July 22, 1990 ). `` I - 80 's Exits to History in Nebraska ''. The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2007. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 66. Jump up ^ Nebraska Interstate 80 Lincoln -- Omaha ( PDF ). Nebraska Department of Roads. August 11, 1961. Retrieved September 23, 2007. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 87. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 67. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 73. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 75. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 94. Jump up ^ Koster ( 1997 ), p. 100. Jump up ^ Staff. `` Purple Heart Trail ''. Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved September 23, 2007. Jump up ^ Staff. Today 's I - 80 in Nebraska. Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved December 20, 2013. Jump up ^ WanderingRaleighite. `` The Golden Link Historical Marker / Historic Landmark in Sidney, Cheyenne, NE, US ''. Landmarks Visited Catalog. Self - published. Retrieved March 4, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nebraska 511 Traveler Information ''. Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Works cited Frazier, Ian ( 1989 ). Great Plains. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux. ISBN 9780374217235. Koster, George E. ( 1997 ). A Story of Highway Development in Nebraska ( PDF ) ( Revised ed. ). Lincoln : Nebraska Department of Roads. p. 64. OCLC 38025727. Retrieved September 23, 2007. Mattes, Merrill J. ( 1969 ). The Great Platte River Road. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press. OCLC 92978. Nebraska State Historical Society ( 1989 ). Historic Places : The National Register for Nebraska. Lincoln : Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. OCLC 19216708. External links Route map : Google KML file ( edit help ) Display on Google Maps Template : Attached KML / Interstate 80 in Nebraska KML is from Wikidata Nebraska Department of Roads 1963 photos of construction in Omaha. I - 80 Nebraska. An official promotional website for nine counties in central and western Nebraska. Interstate 80 Previous state : Wyoming Nebraska Next state : Iowa Transportation in Omaha metropolitan area Interstate Highways I - 29 I - 80 I - 480 ( Gerald R. Ford Expwy ) I - 680 Freeways Kennedy Freeway ( US 75 ) North Freeway ( US 75 ) West Dodge Expressway US 6 L - 28B US 275 Major Surface Highways US 6 NE : West Dodge Road Dodge Street Douglas Street IA : Broadway Kanesville Boulevard US 75 30th Street McKinley Street 48th Street US 275 / N - 92 West Center Road Industrial Road L Street Missouri Avenue Veterans Memorial Highway US 275 / Iowa 92 Other State Routes L - 28K N - 31 N - 36 N - 50 N - 64 N - 85 N - 133 Iowa 165 Iowa 192 N - 370 Airports Eppley Airfield Millard Airport North Omaha Airport Council Bluffs Municipal Airport Public Transit Metro Area Transit Waterways Missouri River Port of Omaha River City Star Glenn Cunningham Lake Other Sorensen Parkway Trails in Omaha Automobile Row Related templates Boulevards Railroads Bridges Streetcars Streets Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_80_in_Nebraska&oldid=801009894 '' Categories : Expressways in the Omaha area Interstate Highways in Nebraska Interstate 80 Monuments and memorials in Nebraska Transportation in Kimball County, Nebraska Transportation in Cheyenne County, Nebraska Transportation in Deuel County, Nebraska Transportation in Keith County, Nebraska Transportation in Lincoln County, Nebraska Transportation in Dawson County, Nebraska Transportation in Buffalo County, Nebraska Transportation in Hall County, Nebraska Transportation in Hamilton County, Nebraska Transportation in York County, Nebraska Transportation in Seward County, Nebraska Transportation in Lincoln, Nebraska Transportation in Cass County, Nebraska Transportation in Sarpy County, Nebraska Hidden categories : All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from December 2013 Articles lacking reliable references from March 2015 Use mdy dates from March 2015 Articles using KML from Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 September 2017, at 03 : 26. 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Answer: 75 mph (120 km/h)