Nebraska Highway 38

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US 275 / N-92 in Omaha
Major intersections I-680 / I-80 in Omaha
East end I-480 / US 75 in Omaha
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesDouglas
Highway system
← N-36→ N-39

Nebraska Highway 38 (N-38) was a

U.S. Highway 275 (US 275) and N-92 in western Omaha and traveled east along West Center Road and Center Street. At Hanscom Park, the highway was routed around the southwestern corner of the park to Ed Creighton Avenue. N-38 ended at an interchange with Interstate 480 (I-480) and US 75
.

Route description

N-38 began at an intersection between West Center Road and Industrial Road on the west side of

big box retailers lined both sides of the road. The I-680 interchange is located less than one mile (1.6 km) north of its terminal interchange with I-80. East of the interchange the road passed through a residential area. It crossed Big Papillion Creek and then passed a commercial area. At 72nd Street, a partial cloverleaf interchange connected the two streets. Shortly thereafter, it passed to the south of the College of Saint Mary and the University of Nebraska Omaha Pacific campus, now known as the Scott campus. N-38 angled to the northeast for a block and then straightened out to the east again; it passed the Omaha VA Medical Center. At 32nd Street, N-38 turned south in order to go around Hanscom Park. It turned east onto Ed Creighton Avenue and then ended at an interchange with I-480 / US 75. The roadway continued east past the interchange as Martha Street.[3]

History

Ak-Sar-Ben Field in 1993; Center Street is the curved street at the bottom of the image

N-38 was created in 1939 when

Elkhorn. It entered Omaha on West Center Road. It intersected N-50 at 132nd Street and US 275 / N-92 at 72nd Street. Near Ak-Sar-Ben Field, the highway curved to the north on Saddle Creek Road. It ended at Dodge Street, which carried US 6, US 30 Alternate, US 275, and N-92.[4] In 1955, large portions of N-8 were turned over to Douglas County as the state adopted a comprehensive plan for its state highway system.[5] N-38 was extended at this time over parts of N-8 from its eastern end to an intersection with N-133 near Irvington. N-38's route looked like a reversed J on state maps.[6]

In late 1960, the western end of N-38 was moved back to its final location. US 275 and N-92 were rerouted out of central Omaha and west onto L Street and Industrial Road which became West Center Road at N-38.[7] In the mid-1970s, officials from the City of Omaha proposed rerouting N-38 out of the central part of the city and east along Center Street and Ed Creighton Avenue to end at I-480. The move occurred after the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) conducted a study.[8] The highway remained on this routing for the rest of its existence. Talks between the city and NDOR regarding a transfer of ownership of N-38 began in earnest in the early 2000s when there were plans to widen Center Street. Upon completion of several projects along N-38, the city would take ownership of the highway. NDOR had been paying the city about $80,000 per year (equivalent to $130,000 in 2023[9]) for maintenance. The transfer of jurisdiction took effect on January 1, 2003.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Omaha, Douglas County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00
US 275 / N-92
Western terminus; West Center Road continued west as US 275/N-92 west
3.555.71
 I-680 north / I-80		I-680 exit 1, I-80 exit 445
6.8110.9672nd StreetInterchange
11.0117.72 I-480 / US 75 (Gerald R. Ford Expressway)Eastern terminus; I-480 exit 1A; road continued as Martha Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Nebraska Department of Roads (December 31, 2001). "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Lincoln. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2003. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Cordes, Henry J. (January 10, 2003). "End of the historic road Did you notice? Nebraska Highway 38 is off the map". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1A.
  3. ^ Google (November 16, 2020). "Nebraska Highway 38" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Official Map of Nebraska Highways (PDF) (Map). Lincoln: Department of Roads and Irrigation. April 1, 1940. Omaha inset. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "City Gains by State Road Plan". Omaha World-Herald. January 20, 1955. p. 1.
  6. Legislature of Nebraska
    . 1955. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  7. American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  8. ^ "Action Delayed on Highway 38". Omaha World-Herald. August 23, 1975. p. 14.
  9. Gross Domestic Product deflator
    figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.

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