U.S. Route 6 in Nebraska

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U.S. Highway 6
Length:	372.93 mi[1] (600.17 km)
Formed:	1931
West end:	US 6 at Colorado state line
Major junctions:	US 34 near Culbertson and Hastings US 83 in McCook US 283 in Arapahoe US 183 in Holdrege US 281 in Hastings US 81 in Fairmont US 77 in Lincoln I-80 in Lincoln I-480 / I-680 / US 75 in Omaha
East end:	US 6 at Iowa state line
Major cities:	Imperial, McCook, Holdrege, Minden, Hastings, Lincoln, Omaha
Nebraska Highways < N-5 N-7 >

In the U.S. State of Nebraska, U.S. Highway 6 is a highway which goes from the Colorado border west of Imperial in the west to the Iowa border in the east at Omaha. Significant portions of the highway are concurrent with other highways, most significantly, U.S. Highway 34 between Culbertson and Hastings. Also, from Milford east to the Iowa border, the highway is closely paralleled by Interstate 80.

[edit] Route description

U.S. Highway 6 enters Nebraska from Colorado west of Imperial on a short southeasterly segment. It turns east and stays due east until shortly before Imperial. It then goes into Imperial and meets Nebraska Highway 61. The two routes are paired together until they separate at the Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area. It goes in a generally southeasterly direction until it meets U.S. Highway 34 west of Culbertson.

US 6 and US 34 continue east together through Culbertson and at McCook, is briefly concurrent with U.S. Highway 83. US 6/34 continue together in a northeasterly direction through Cambridge, then turns due east and meets U.S. Highway 283 in Arapahoe. Near Edison, it meets U.S. Highway 136, which begins at its intersection with US 6/34. Further east, the two highways meet Nebraska Highway 4 and turns northeast towards Holdrege, Nebraska. In Holdrege, US 6/34 meet U.S. Highway 183. The highways continue on a northeasterly trajectory through Minden until Heartwell. At Heartwell, US 6/34 turns due east until Hastings. In Hastings, US 6/34 meet U.S. Highway 281 and US 34 separates to go with US 281 while US 6 continues eastward.

US 6 continues on a due east highway from Hastings. Near Sutton, the highway turns northeast to go through Sutton. It continues east and at Fairmont, US 6 encounters U.S. Highway 81. After passing through Friend, US 6 meets Nebraska Highway 15 and the two highways overlap until shortly before Milford. US 6 goes east, then north out of Milford, then US 6 turns east to go towards Lincoln.

In Lincoln, US 6 comes into the city on West O Street, portions of which are divided highway. At Sun Valley Boulevard, it turns to go northeasterly. At 10th Street, it turns north and is a divided highway. At Cornhusker Highway, it turns east, with a short connection to Interstate 180. It follows Cornhusker Highway, which is a divided highway, east out of the city. At the east end of Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln, US 6 meets Interstate 80.

From Interstate 80, US 6 goes northeast through Waverly, Greenwood and Ashland. East of Ashland, US 6 crosses the Platte River. After that, US 6 meets Nebraska Highway 31 in Gretna, where US 6 turns north with NE 31. This concurrency is divided highway, or highway currently under construction to become divided highway. US 6/NE 31 meet U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 92 near the Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha and they separate in Elkhorn itself at a freeway interchange which also has Nebraska Link 28B, a connector to US 275.

US 6 goes onto the freeway at this point, which is West Dodge Road, and turns due east to go towards downtown Omaha. At 137th Street, there is an exit for Girls and Boys Town. Between 120th and 108th Streets, US 6 is an elevated freeway with separate highways for eastbound and westbound traffic. Shortly after this ends, US 6 meets Interstate 680. US 6 continues east and at Cass Street, turns briefly southeast. After US 6 meets Dodge Street, West Dodge Road ends and US 6 follows Dodge Street eastward. Before 30th Street, US 6 splits into two one way streets, with Dodge Street serving westbound traffic, and Douglas Street serving the eastbound. US 6 goes through downtown and then goes up onto Interstate 480, which is an elevated freeway around downtown Omaha, and shortly thereafter, crosses into Iowa.

[edit] History

When the U.S. Highway System was created in 1926, much of the current US 6 in Nebraska was U.S. Highway 38. The route was slightly different in the Omaha area, as it turned east from 204th Street onto Q Street to go through what was the city of Millard. It continued east on Q Street, then north on 84th Street, then east on Center Street, and then north on 36th Street to end at Farnam Street. In 1932, US 38 was deleted and replaced by US 6.

The cities of Hastings and Lincoln also had City U.S. Highway 6. These are former routes for US 6 in those cities. City US 6 in Hastings was deleted in 1970 and in Lincoln, it was deleted in 1983.

[edit] Commemorative and Other Highway Names

• Grand Army of the Republic Highway (statewide)
• Carl T. Curtis Drive in Kearney County
• West O Street, Sun Valley Boulevard, 10th Street, Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln
• 204th Street, West Dodge Road, Dodge Street, Douglas Street, Gerald Ford Freeway in Omaha

[edit] Exit List for West Dodge Road in Omaha

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
West freeway segment ends, replaced by Link 28B, which continues to Wahoo and Fremont. Also signed as TO US 275.
Douglas	Omaha			West , NE 31 204th Street Elkhorn Gretna
				192nd Street
				180th Street
				168th Street
				156th Street
				150th Street	Westbound Exit and Eastbound Entrance Only
				144th Street
				Boys Town	Exit for Girls and Boys Town; Goes north to 137th Street
				132nd Street
				120th Street 114th Street Old Mill	Elevated freeway portion begins west of 120th Street and ends east of 108th Street
				I-680	To Interstate 80
				102nd Street 96th Street Regency Parkway Westroads Mall
Freeway portion of ends and continues eastward as West Dodge Road to downtown Omaha.

[edit] See also

• U.S. Route 6
• Dodge Street
• Lincoln Highway (Omaha)
• Saddle Creek Underpass

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30
• Nebraska Roads: US 6-38

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