U.S. Route 34
Route information | ||||
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Length | 1,122 mi[citation needed] (1,806 km) | |||
Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 40 at Granby, CO | |||
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East end | IL 43 / Historic US 66 at Berwyn, IL | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west
U.S. Route 34 becomes a toll road for a short distance in Colorado, where it passes through Rocky Mountain National Park.
Route description
Colorado
In the state of Colorado, U.S. Route 34 runs north from Granby through Rocky Mountain National Park. It passes through Estes Park, Loveland, and Greeley before entering Nebraska east of Wray.
Within Rocky Mountain National Park US 34 is known as Trail Ridge Road. Due to its high elevation through the park and over the Continental Divide, Route 34 closes entirely in winter from the Colorado River Trailhead on the west (10 miles north of the Grand Lake entrance) to Many Parks Curve on the east (8 miles from the Estes Park entrance.) Closure runs roughly from mid-October to Memorial Day weekend in May, and can occur at any time in summer due to high alpine snow storms.[1]
Route 34 transverses Fall River Pass and Milner Pass in the Front Range of Colorado.
Nebraska
In the state of Nebraska, U.S. Route 34 is a major east–west arterial surface road along the southern portion of Nebraska. It enters Nebraska west of Haigler and overlaps other routes for the majority of its routing. U.S. 34 passes through Hastings, Grand Island, Seward, and Lincoln before entering Iowa between Plattsmouth and Bellevue.
U.S. Route 34 from between Hastings and Grand Island is known as the
Iowa
In the state of Iowa, U.S. Route 34 is a major east–west arterial surface road across southern Iowa. It enters Iowa west of
East of Ottumwa to Burlington, the highway overlaps
Much of this route was originally known as the Bluegrass Highway and parallels tracks of what was originally the
U.S. 34 in the state of Iowa is officially designated the Red Bull Highway in honor of the 34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division.
Illinois
In the state of Illinois, U.S. Route 34 enters at the Mississippi River across from
Major intersections
- Colorado
- US 40 in Granby
- US 36 in Deer Ridge Junction
- US 36 in Estes Park
- US 287 in Loveland
- I-25 / US 87 in Loveland
- US 85 in Evans. The highways travel concurrently to Greeley.
- I-76 / US 6 northeast of Wiggins. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of Log Lane Village.
- US 385 in Wray
- Nebraska
- US 6 west of Culbertson. The highways travel concurrently to Hastings.
- US 83 in McCook. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 283 in Arapahoe
- US 136 north-northwest of Edison
- US 183 in Holdrege
- US 281 in Hastings. The highways travel concurrently to Grand Island.
- I-80 south of Grand Island
- US 81 in York. The highways travel concurrently to north of York.
- I-80 / I-180 / US 77 in Lincoln. I-180/US 34 travels concurrently through the city.
- US 75 east of Union. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of La Platte.
- Iowa
- I-29 / US 275 north-northwest of Pacific Junction. US 34/US 275 travels concurrently to east-southeast of Glenwood.
- US 59 north of Emerson
- US 71 north of Villisca
- US 169 in Afton. The highways travel concurrently to west of Thayer.
- I-35 in Osceola
- US 69 in Osceola
- US 65 in Lucas. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 63 in Ottumwa. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ottumwa.
- Mt. Pleasant. The highways travel concurrently to Mt. Pleasant.
- US 61 in Burlington
- Illinois
- US 67 south-southwest of Monmouth. The highways travel concurrently to Monmouth.
- US 150 in Galesburg
- I-74 in Galesburg
- US 6 west of Sheffield. The highways travel concurrently to Princeton.
- US 52 in Mendota
- I-39 / US 51 east of Mendota
- US 30 on the Oswego–Montgomery city line. The highways travel concurrently one block.
- I-355 on the Lisle–Downers Grove city line
- I-294 on the Hinsdale–Western Springscity line
- US 12 / US 20 / US 45 in La Grange
- IL 43 / Historic US 66 on the Riverside–Lyons–Berwyn city line
Related routes
Special routes of U.S. Route 34
References
- ^ "Road Status Report - Rocky Mountain National Park". Nps.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "2015 Sheldon G. Hayes Award Winner & Finalists". National Asphalt Pavement Association. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "US 34". Illinois Highway Ends. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
- Endpoints of U.S. Highway 34
- Ogden Avenue history and photography at Forgotten Chicago.
- Image of new Missouri River bridge under construction
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← SH 30 | list | → SH 35 | ||
← NE | → N-35 | |||
← IA | → I-35 | |||
← IL | → IL 34 |