U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 34.

US 81 in York
I-80 / I-180 / US 77 in Lincoln
US 75 from Union to south of Offutt AFB
East end US 34 at Iowa state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesDundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan, Phelps, Kearney, Adams, Hall, Merrick, Hamilton, York, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Sarpy
Highway system
← 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 From Grand Island to Lincoln, U.S. 34 has been replaced by Interstate 80 as a high-speed corridor and mostly serves local traffic.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.

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.[1][3]

U.S. 34 and U.S. 6 then pass through Culbertson, where they intersect

U.S. Highway 283 in Arapahoe.[1][3]

After Arapahoe, U.S. 34 and U.S. 6 continue east, intersecting

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 southern 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.[1][3]

U.S. 34 and Nebraska Highway 2 continue east through the southern portion of Grand Island, where they briefly enter

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 continues east and becomes a divided highway when it intersects Nebraska Highway 79
.

U.S. 34 passes north of the

Lincoln Airport as the Purple Heart Highway before it curves south towards downtown Lincoln and intersects with Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 77. At I-80, a new overlap begins with Interstate 180, which overlaps U.S. 34 for its entire length to downtown. U.S. 34 then becomes a pair of one-way streets, North 9th Street and North 10th Streets, where Interstate 180 ends. U.S. 34 turns east on "O" Street in downtown Lincoln just a few blocks later.[1][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 over the Platte River, then splits from U.S. 75 just south of Bellevue, turning east where it enters Iowa.[4]

History

U.S. 34 was realigned onto a new divided highway northwest of Lincoln in late 1963, shortly after the opening of I-180, which was also incorporated into U.S. 34. The highway's former alignment was demolished to make way for an expansion of the

Lincoln Air Force Base (now Lincoln Airport).[5] In 1997, this 4-mile (6.4 km) section of U.S. 34 was designated as the Purple Heart Highway.[6]

Prior to 2014, U.S. 34 entered Iowa at the Plattsmouth Bridge east of Plattsmouth.[1][3] A new bridge was built near La Platte and opened to traffic on October 22, 2014, bringing it more in line with the current U.S. 34 alignment near Glenwood, Iowa.[7][4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Dundy​0.000.00
 US 34 west – Wray		Continuation into Colorado
St. Francis
Benkelman28.5145.88
 N-61 south – Bird City		Western end of N-61 overlap
31.4950.68
 N-61 north – Imperial		Eastern end of N-61 overlap
HitchcockTrenton60.8897.98 N-25 (Main Street) – Hayes Center, Atwood
​68.24109.82
 US 6 west – Palisade, Imperial		Western end of US 6 overlap
​68.65110.48
L-44C
west
Culbertson71.16114.52
 N-17 south – Herndon
US 83 north – North Platte
Western end of US 83 overlap
83.34134.12
US 83 south (6th Street) – Oberlin
Eastern end of US 83 overlap
FurnasCambridge108.51174.63
 N-47 south (Patterson Street)
US 283 (Nebraska Avenue) – Elwood, Norton
​129.19207.91
 US 136 east – Edison, Oxford
​137.12220.67
 N-46 south – Oxford
Harlan​141.59227.87
 N-4 east – Beatrice
PhelpsHoldrege154.29248.31
 N-23 west (4th Avenue)
154.89249.27
US 183
(Burlington Street)
KearneyAxtell166.73268.33
 N-44 south (21 Road)		Western end of N-44 overlap
170.81274.89
 N-44 north (25 Road)		Eastern end of N-44 overlap
Minden177.91286.32 N-10
​178.91287.93

 Truck Route to N-74 east
S-1A
north (Smith Way)
S-1B
north (Juniata Avenue)
S-1C
north
208.00334.74
US 281 south (Baltimore Avenue) – Red Cloud
Western end of US 281 overlap
208.50335.55
 US 6 east (J Street east)		Eastern end of US 6 overlap
212.78342.44

 County Truck Route (42nd Street) to US 6 east
S-1D
east
Hall​226.15363.95 I-80Exit 312 along I-80
US 281 north / N-2
west		Eastern end of US 281 overlap, western end of N-2 overlap
MerrickPlatte River236.50380.61Bridge
Hamilton​237.48382.19
 N-2 east		Eastern end of N-2 overlap
S-41A
north (Phillips Spur)
S-41B
south (Giltner Spur)
Aurora251.46404.69 N-14 (16th Street)
L-41D
south (W Road)
S-93A
north (Road B)
US 81
south		Western end of US 81 overlap
273.07439.46
US 81
north		Eastern end of US 81 overlap
L-93B
south (Road S)
283.20455.77
 N-69 north (Road V)
L-80F
south (Centennial Avenue)
L-80G
south
Seward299.38481.81 N-15 (6th Street)
S-80D
north
S-55M
north
Lincoln316.27508.99
 N-79 north (NW 56th Street)
317.61511.14
S-55C
south (NW 31st Street)
317.92511.64NW 27th StreetInterchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
320.71516.13401C-D
 I-80 / US 77 / I-180 begins – Omaha, Lincoln Airport		Western end of I-180 overlap; exit numbers based on I-80 mileage; signed as 401C (west) and 401D (east)
321.12516.791Superior StreetExit numbers follow I-180
322.48518.982
 To US 6 (Cornhusker Highway) – Lincoln Airport
323.90521.27
 I-180 ends / R Street		Eastern end of I-180 overlap
323.98521.4010th Street –
Stadium
Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
CassEagle338.90545.41
 N-43 south (214th Street)
340.91548.64
 N-63 north (238th Street)
Elmwood345.89556.66
 N-1 east (298th Street)
​351.92566.36 N-50
S-13C
south (132nd Street)
​360.92580.84
 N-67 south (60th Street)
S-13D
north (48th Street)
Union365.93588.91
 US 75 south		Western end of US 75 overlap
Murray372.97600.24
 N-1 west
Plattsmouth379.00609.94 N-66
​382.02614.80—Webster Boulevard / Bay Road – PlattsmouthWestern end of freeway
Platte River383.17616.65Bridge
SarpyBellevue384.89619.42
 US 75 north (Kennedy Freeway north)		Interchange; eastern end of US 75 overlap; eastern end of freeway section
Missouri River387.83624.15Nebraska–Iowa line

 US 34 east – Glenwood		Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 116–126. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nebraska US Highways 6-38". Nebraska Roads. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Google (2010-11-17). "overview of U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  4. ^ a b US-34 Nebraska Approach Missouri River Bridge, Bellevue 34-7(118)
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  6. ^ Laukaitis, Al J. (May 12, 1997). "Part of U.S. 34 could be renamed". Lincoln Journal Star. p. B1. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.S. 34 bridge over the Missouri River vital new transportation link". Transportation Matters in Iowa. Iowa DOT. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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