U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska

U.S. Highway 34
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length: 382.57 mi[2] (615.69 km)
Existed: 1934[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 34 at Colorado state line
  US-6 between Culbertson and Hastings
US-83 in McCook
US-283 in Arapahoe
US-136 near Edison
US-183 in Holdrege
US-281 between Hastings and Grand Island
I-80 near Grand Island
US-81 in York
I-80 / US-77 in Lincoln
US-6 in Lincoln
I-180 in Lincoln
US-75 between Union and Plattsmouth
East end: US 34 at Iowa state line
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Nebraska Highways

← N-33 N-35 →

In the U.S. state of Nebraska, U.S. Highway 34 is a highway which goes between the Colorado border west of Haigler to the Iowa border east of Plattsmouth. Between Culbertson and Hastings, U.S. 34 overlaps U.S. Highway 6. From Grand Island to Lincoln, U.S. 34 has been replaced by Interstate 80 as a high-speed corridor and mostly serves local traffic. On this portion of the highway, U.S. 34 is continuously north of Interstate 80. Within Lincoln, U.S. 34 runs concurrent with all of Interstate 180, and much of it follows O Street.

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Route description

See also: Interstate 180 (Nebraska)

U.S. Highway 34 begins west of Haigler. At Haigler, it meets Nebraska Highway 27, which connects with K-27 in Kansas. It continues east to Benkelman, where it intersects and overlaps with Nebraska Highway 61 and briefly turns north. After leaving Benkelman, the overlap ends, and U.S. 34 continues northeast through Max and Stratton before meeting Nebraska Highway 25 in Trenton. Before reaching Culbertson, it intersects U.S. Highway 6.[2][3]

U.S. 34 and U.S. 6 then pass through Culbertson, where they intersect Nebraska Highway 17. They go east together through McCook, where they meet U.S. Highway 83 and briefly overlap. They continue east through Indianola and Bartley, and at Cambridge, intersect the southern segment of Nebraska Highway 47. After passing through Holbrook, they intersect U.S. Highway 283 in Arapahoe.[2][3]

After Arapahoe, U.S. 34 and U.S. 6 continue east, intersecting U.S. Highway 136, Nebraska Highway 46 and Nebraska Highway 4 before turning northeast. After passing through Atlanta, they meet Nebraska Highway 23 and U.S. Highway 183 in Holdrege. They continue northeasterly through Funk before intersecting and overlapping Nebraska Highway 44 through Axtell. They then continue through Minden, where they intersect Nebraska Highway 10. They continue going northeast through Heartwell, where the road turns due east. At Hastings, U.S. 34 and U.S. 6 intersect U.S. Highway 281, and U.S. 34 then turns north with U.S. 281. U.S. 34 and U.S. 281 then follow a divided highway north to Grand Island, intersecting Interstate 80 south of Grand Island near its crossing of the Platte River. At the south end of Grand Island, U.S. 34 ends its overlap with U.S. 281 and turns east, overlapping the western segment of Nebraska Highway 2.[2][3]

U.S. 34 and Nebraska Highway 2 continue east through the southern portion of Grand Island, ending their overlap near where they cross the Platte River. It continues east through Aurora and intersecting Nebraska Highway 14 there. It then passes through Hampton and Bradshaw before meeting U.S. Highway 81 in York. After passing through Waco, U.S. 34 then intersects Nebraska Highway 69. It then continues through Utica and Tamora before meeting Nebraska Highway 15 in Seward. U.S. 34 then continues east and becomes a divided highway when it intersects Nebraska Highway 79. It then turns south to go towards downtown Lincoln and intersects Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 77. It then begins a new overlap with Interstate 180, which overlaps U.S. 34 for its entire length. U.S. 34 then becomes a pair of one-way streets, 9th Street and 10th Street, when Interstate 180 ends. U.S. 34 then turns east on O Street in downtown Lincoln.[2][3]

U.S. 34 then continues due east from Lincoln, intersecting Nebraska Highway 43 in Eagle. It then intersects Nebraska Highway 63 east of Eagle and then Nebraska Highway 1 near Elmwood. It then intersects Nebraska Highway 50 and Nebraska Highway 67 before passing through Union. It then turns north with U.S. 75, intersects Nebraska Highway 1 again near Murray, and then intersects Nebraska Highway 66 in Plattsmouth. It then passes through Plattsmouth, and enters Iowa at the Plattsmouth Bridge.[2][3]

Future

Nebraska and Iowa are planning a new U.S. Route 34 bridge which would reroute U.S. 34 north of the Platte River concurrent with U.S. 75, then turn east to cross the Missouri River south of Bellevue, Nebraska.[4] It would then align with the current U.S. 34 alignment near Glenwood, Iowa.

Major intersections

County Location Mile[2] Junction Notes
Dundy 0.00 US 34 west Colorado border
Haigler 7.50 N-27 south
Benkelman 28.51 N-61 south West end of NE 61 overlap
31.52 N-61 north East end of NE 61 overlap
Hitchcock Trenton 60.91 N-25 (Main Street)
68.27 US-6 west West end of US 6 overlap
68.70 L-44C west
Culbertson 71.20 N-17 south (County Road)
Red Willow McCook 81.97 US-83 north West end of US 83 overlap
83.40 US-83 south (South 6th Street) East end of US 83 overlap
Furnas Cambridge 108.57 N-47 south (Patterson Street)
Arapahoe 123.05 US-283 (Nebraska Avenue)
129.25 US-136 east
137.18 N-46 south
Harlan 141.65 N-4 east
Phelps Holdrege 154.35 N-23 west (West 4th Avenue)
154.95 US-183 (Burlington Street)
Kearney Axtell 166.79 N-44 south (21 Road) West end of NE 44 overlap
170.87 N-44 north (25 Road) East end of NE 44 overlap
Minden 177.99 N-10 (North Brown Avenue)
Adams Kenesaw 194.61 S-1A north (South Smith Way)
Juniata 202.56 S-1B north (South Juniata Avenue)
Hastings 206.06 S-1C north
208.05 US-281 south (South Baltimore Avenue) West end of US 281 overlap
208.55 US-6 east (West J Street) East end of US 6 overlap
Trumbull 216.78 S-1D east (County Road 85)
Hall 226.20 I-80 I-80 exit 312
Grand Island 230.87 US-281 north / N-2 west East end of US 281 overlap, west end of NE 2 overlap
Merrick No major junctions
Hamilton 237.51 N-2 east East end of NE 2 overlap
Phillips 240.03 S-41A north (Phillips Spur)
Giltner 243.53 S-41B south (Giltner Spur)
Aurora 251.51 N-14 (16th Street)
Hampton 257.55 L-41D south (South W Road)
York Henderson 261.68 S-93A north (Road B)
Charleston 267.68 L-93E south (Road H)
York 271.72 US-81 south West end of US 81 overlap
273.12 US-81 north East end of US 81 overlap
Waco 280.26 L-93B south (Road S)
283.25 N-69 north (Road V)
Seward Utica 286.21 L-80F south (Centennial Avenue)
Tamora 293.24 L-80G south (County Road 364)
Seward 299.43 N-15 (South 6th Street)
Garland 305.81 S-80D north (196th)
Lancaster Malcolm 314.17 S-55M north
Lincoln 316.06 N-79 north (Northwest 56th Street)
317.66 S-55C south (Airport Road)
317.97 Northwest 27th Street Interchange
320.48 West end of freeway section
I-180 West end of I-180 overlap
320.76 I-80 west / US-77 south – Lincoln Airport I-180 exit 401C, exit number based on I-80 mileage
I-80 east / US-77 north – Omaha I-180 exit 401D, exit number based on I-80 mileage
321.27 Superior Street I-180 exit 1
322.53 To US-6 (Cornhusker Highway) – Lincoln Airport I-180 exit 2
323.95 North 10th Street – UNL/Stadium Westbound exit and eastbound entrance, I-180 exit 3 (number not signed)
I-180 East end of I-180 overlap
East end of freeway section
Cass Eagle 338.93 N-43 south (South 214th Street)
340.94 N-63 north (238th Street)
Elmwood 345.92 N-1 east (298th Street)
351.95 N-50
Avoca 354.96 S-13C south (South 132nd Street)
360.95 N-67 south (South 60th Street)
Nehawka 361.93 S-13D north (48th Street)
Union 365.96 US-75 south West end of US 75 overlap
Murray 373.00 N-1 west
Plattsmouth 379.03 US-75 north / N-66 west East end of US 75 overlap
Missouri River
 382.57 Plattsmouth Bridge into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

References

  1. ^ Nebraska Roads: US 6-38
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Nebraska Department of Roads (2008). "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book". pp. 134–146. http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/docs/logbook.pdf. Retrieved October 19, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c d e Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=40.0631,+-102.05&daddr=40.56771,-98.66133+to:40.88789,-98.36924+to:40.88688,-97.84973+to:40.9018,-97.28414+to:40.81271,-96.3414+to:Plattsmouth,+NE+68048+(Plattsmouth+Bridge)&geocode=FXxQYwIdMNfq-Q%3BFZ4DawIdLowe-inJXEB8CRKZhzGMpBo4N0S9qA%3BFVLmbwIdKAEj-imn0TIYI4SZhzGZRhCrnSC93g%3BFWDibwIdfu4q-injNlNhjPyZhzFfbIWv5rJJ4w%3BFagccAId1I8z-imFuvnEEjCXhzHn1FlgBlL0Mg%3BFabAbgIdaPJB-ikrvI2vFx-UhzE3JHC6Qj9XLg%3BFYGfcQIdty9J-iHx39W7n47yzQ&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3,4,5&sll=40.861602,-96.341858&sspn=0.473605,1.352692&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=7. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  4. ^ US-34 Nebraska Approach Missouri River Bridge, Bellevue 34-7(118)
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