U.S. Route 275

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U.S. Route 275
Length: 266 mi[1] (428 km)
Formed: 1931[1]
South end: US 136 at Rock Port, MO
Major
junctions:		 US 34 near Glenwood, IA
I-29 in Council Bluffs, IA
US 75 & I-80 in Omaha, NE
US 30 & US 77 in Fremont, NE
US 81 in Norfolk, NE
North end: US 281 & US 20 in O'Neill, NE
United States Numbered Highways
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Highway 275 is a north-south United States highway. It is a branch of US 75, originally terminating at that route in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in O'Neill, Nebraska at an intersection with U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 281. Its southern terminus is near Rock Port, Missouri at an intersection with U.S. Highway 136.

[edit] Historic termini

At its creation in 1932, US 275 ran from Council Bluffs to Saint Joseph, Missouri. In 1939 the route was extended northwest into Nebraska. In 1963 US 275 was truncated to its current end in northwestern Missouri.

[edit] Historic routes

Before November 2001, US 275 ran alongside the Union Pacific tracks between Waterloo and Fremont, Nebraska. This routing was decommissioned and replaced by a new freeway segment built as part of a project to connect Fremont via freeway to Omaha.

Prior to July 1, 2003, US 275 followed a winding two-lane road between Council Bluffs and Glenwood, Iowa. The segment moved to a multiplex with Interstate 29 that day as part of a mass decommissioning of highways in Iowa.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

In Nebraska, U.S. 275 is signed east-west, while in Iowa and Missouri, it is signed north-south.

[edit] South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge reconstruction

The South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge, which carries US 275 over the Missouri River, is scheduled to be torn down when a new four lane girder bridge is constructed with a target opening date in 2010. The new bridge will provide for 4-12 foot wide thru lanes and a four-foot wide raised median with 10-foot wide shoulders and a 10-foot wide bike trail. The new bridge will be 4,300 feet long and 87’-8" wide. The existing bridge is 4,378 feet long and provides a clear roadway width of only 22’-6”. In November 2006 Nebraska placed a 5-ton vehicle limit on the bridge.

[edit] Related US Routes

[edit] External links

Browse numbered routes
< NE 250 NE US 281 >
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