I-80 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NDOT | ||||
Length | 455.32 mi[2] (732.77 km) | |||
Existed | 1957[1]–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Nebraska | |||
Counties | Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Hamilton, York, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Sarpy, Douglas | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 80 (I-80) in the US state of Nebraska runs east from the Wyoming state border across the state to Omaha. Construction of the stretch of I-80 spanning the state was completed on October 19, 1974. Nebraska was the first state in the nation to complete its mainline Interstate Highway System.[3]
I-80 has over 80 exits in Nebraska;[4] according to The New York Times there are several notable tourist attractions along Nebraska's section of I-80.[5] It is the only Interstate Highway to travel from one end of Nebraska to another, as the state has no major north–south Interstate route. Except for a three-mile-long (4.8 km) portion of I-76 near the Colorado state line, I-80 is the only primary (two-digit) Interstate Highway in Nebraska.