Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa)
Interstate 480 | |||
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| Gerald R. Ford Expressway | |||
 I-480 highlighted in red | |||
| Route information | |||
| Auxiliary route of I-80 | |||
| Maintained by NDOT and Iowa DOT | |||
| Length | 4.9 mi[1] (7.9 km) Nebraska: 4.15 mi (6.68 km) Iowa: 0.75 mi (1.21 km) | ||
| Existed | November 21, 1966[2]–present | ||
| NHS | Entire route | ||
| Major junctions | |||
| South end |   I-80 / US 75 in Omaha, Neb. | ||
| East end |   I-29 / US 6 in Council Bluffs, Iowa | ||
| Location | |||
| Country | United States | ||
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Interstate 480 (I-480) is a 4.9-mile-long (7.9 km)
Route description
I-480 begins at an
Just to the southwest of the
Upon entering Council Bluffs, I-480 meets up with I-29 just 0.75 miles (1.21 km) from the Missouri River.[4] On the other side of this interchange, I-480 ends where US 6 traffic encounters signal-controlled intersections.
History
In the late 1950s, the construction of what was then referred to as Route 3 was highly controversial. It conveniently crossed through the western and northern edges of Downtown Omaha, two areas city leaders had considered "blighted" since the 1930s. The heavily Catholic, ethnic European neighborhoods the route went through rallied against the demolition of their homes, and the city's parks advocates provided resistance as well. Eventually, the Interstate planners won out, and the city's historic Jefferson Square was demolished, as well as dozens of homes along the route.[5]
In 1999, a bill was introduced in the
In 2004, the Nebraska Department of Roads (now the Nebraska Department of Transportation [NDOT]) began a project to reconstruct the I-480/US 75 interchange. Work took place in three phases spread out over the course of six years. The final phase of the $52-million project was funded with $13 million ($69.5 million and $17.4 million in 2023,[6] respectively) in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 stimulus money.[7] The project was completed in May 2011 just in time for the College World Series.[8]
In March 2021, the Iowa DOT began a project to improve the I-29/I-480/West Broadway System Interchange at I-480's eastern terminus. The project was done to improve traffic flow, safety, and the functional design at that interchange as well as at the adjacent I-29 interchanges at 41st Street, 35th Street, Avenue G and 9th Avenue. The project is projected to be completed by the end of 2024.[9]
Exit list
| State | County | Location | mi[10][4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nebraska | Douglas | Omaha | 0.00 | 0.00 | 452C |  US 75 south (Kennedy Freeway) / I-80 – Offutt AFB, Lincoln, Des Moines | Counterclockwise terminus; southern end of US 75 overlap; exit 452C is for I-80 westbound; exit number based on I-80 mileage; I-80 exit 452; continues south as US 75 (Kennedy Freeway) |
| 0.89 | 1.43 | 1A | Martha Street | Former N-38 | |||
| 1.81 | 2.91 | 1B | Leavenworth Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance only | |||
| 1.89 | 3.04 | 2A | Harney Street / Dodge Street (US 6 west) | No southbound exit | |||
| 2.25 | 3.62 | 2B | 30th Street / Dodge Street (US 6 west) | No northbound exit | |||
| 2.54 | 4.09 | 2C |  I-580 | ||||
| 3.20 | 5.15 | 2D | 20th Street – Auditorium / Capitol Avenue | Eastbound exit only | |||
| 17th Street / Chicago Street | Westbound entrance only | ||||||
| 3.52 | 5.66 | 3 | 14th Street – Ballpark, Old Market District, Creighton University | No westbound entrance; signed as exit 3A eastbound | |||
| 13th Street | Westbound entrance only | ||||||
| 4.00 | 6.44 | 4 |  Event Center–Ballpark, Eppley Airfield | One-way street; western end of US 6 overlap; westbound exit only; former US 75 south | |||
| US 6 (Douglas Street) | One-way street; western end of US 6 overlap; eastbound entrance only; former US 75 | ||||||
| Missouri River | 4.23 0.000 | 6.81 0.000 | Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge; Nebraska–Iowa state line | ||||
| Iowa | Pottawattamie | Council Bluffs | 0.274 | 0.441 | 0 | Riverfront / W. Broadway | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| 0.721 | 1.160 | — |  I-29 north – Sioux City | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-29 exit 53B | |||
| — | 9th Avenue / Harrah's Boulevard | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||
  I-29 south / US 6 east – Kansas City | Clockwise terminus; eastern end of US 6 overlap; I-29 exit 53B | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways". FHWA Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1996). The National System of Interstate Defense Highways 1956–1996.
- ^ "End of the historic road as Nebraska Highway 38 goes off the map". Omaha World-Herald. January 10, 2003.
- ^ ESRI shapefile). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ISBN 0-8032-1692-0.
- Gross Domestic Product deflatorfigures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
- ^ "Grant – Award Summary". American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ Staff (2011). "I480/US75 Interchange Downtown Omaha" (PDF). Annual Report. Nebraska Department of Roads. p. 12. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING SOON AT I-29/I-480/WEST BROADWAY INTERCHANGE". https://iowadot.gov/. Iowa DOT. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Transportation. July 2020. pp. 370–372. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
External links
Media related to Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa) at Wikimedia Commons
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