Interstate 580 Nebraska
Interstate 580 was supposed to be a spur from the Interstate 480 Omaha-Council Bluffs loop; since the spur freeway did not meet Interstate standards, it is instead part of U.S. 75 today.
Former Routing
Interstate 580 in Nebraska was the freeway portion of U.S. 75 north of Interstate 480 north of downtown Omaha. The U.S. 75 freeway links Interstate 480 with Eppley Airfield and the northern portion of the city of Omaha. Maps showed Interstate 580 signed on this stretch in the 1970s through to 1983, but the designation was dropped in the early 1980s. Interstate 580 was removed from the Interstate Highway System because of the relatively high cost of upgrading portions of it to Interstate standards. Thanks to Neil Alexander Bratney for this information.
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| Currently the former Interstate 580 carries U.S. 75 shields. This photo takes a look at the beginning of the U.S. 75 freeway from Interstate 480 Westbound where Interstate 480 turns southward. Photo taken by Dale Sanderson.
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| This is the northern terminus of former Interstate 580. The 1980 Nebraska Official State Highway map shows Interstate 580 extending north to Lake Street. Photo taken by Neil Alexander Bratney.
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| Interstate 580 was planned to continue up the North Freeway to an intersection with the Storz Expressway to Eppley Airfield and the Sorensen Parkway to northwest Omaha. This photo shows the overhead sign for this intersection, the planned terminus of Interstate 580. Photo taken by Neil Alexander Bratney.
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| This photo shows the entrance to the North Freeway (planned Interstate 580) from U.S. 75 (30th Street). Photo taken by Neil Alexander Bratney.
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Page Updated January 31, 2003.
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