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|state=NE |
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{{R from highway in region without possibilities}} |
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|article_route=76 |
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|type=Main |
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|maint=[[Nebraska Department of Roads]] |
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|length_mi=3.15 |
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|length_round=2 |
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|length_ref=<ref name="FHWA log">[[Federal Highway Administration]] Route Log and Finder List, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002]</ref> |
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|year_established=[[1975]]<ref>Koster, G. (1997) ''[http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/history/docs/history-general.pdf A Story of Highway Development in Nebraska].'' Nebraska Department of Roads. p 64. Retrieved 9/23/07.</ref> |
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|direction_a=West |
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|terminus_a=[[Image:I-76.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 76 in Colorado|I-76]] at [[Colorado]] state line |
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|direction_b=East |
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|terminus_b=[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|I-80]] near [[Big Springs, Nebraska|Big Springs]] |
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|previous_type=NE |
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|previous_route=74 |
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|next_type=NE |
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|next_route=78 |
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In the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]], '''[[Interstate 76 (west)|Interstate 76]]''' has a short segment within the state, at just over three miles (five kilometers). Despite the route being designated in an west-east direction, it is signed as south-north in Nebraska. |
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==Route description== |
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I-76 is a diagonal route traveling northeast-southwest in [[Deuel County, Nebraska|Deuel County]]. The route travels parallel to the [[South Platte River]] and [[U.S. Highway 138 (Nebraska)|U.S. Highway 138]]. Its only interchange is at mile 2.48, [[Interstate 80 in Nebraska|Interstate 80]], which is numbered exit 102 based of I-80's exit numbering. Besides this interchange, the only overpass on I-76 in Nebraska is Road 4, a paved road stretching from Road 2 at the [[Colorado]] state line to Road 209. Its eastern terminus of I-76 is at mile 3.15, at I-80 eastbound. |
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I-76 is well-known for and directing motorists in Nebraska directly to [[Denver, Colorado]], while motorists from Colorado use this route to enter the state of [[Nebraska]]. Lanes from I-80 feed into I-76 at exit 102, and those lanes continue into Colorado. |
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==History== |
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Until [[1975]], Interstate 76 was once signed as Interstate 80S, not just in [[Nebraska]] but in [[Colorado]] as well. Due to the various confusions about the naming of the route, the decision was made for the route to be renumbered to Interstate 76.<ref>[http://www.rockymountainroads.com/i-076_ne.html Nebraska @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Interstate 76]</ref> |
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==Exit list== |
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!Mile<ref name=NDOR>[[Nebraska Department of Roads]], [http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/docs/logbook.pdf Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book], 2007</ref> |
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|rowspan=3|[[Deuel County, Nebraska|Deuel]] |
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|2.48<!--under I-80 east--> |
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|102 |
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|{{jct|state=NE|I|80|dir1=west|city1=Sidney}} |
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
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|3.15 |
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|{{jct|state=NE|I|80|dir1=east|city1=Omaha}} |
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|Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{state detail page browse|shield=I-76.svg|road=Interstate 76|state=Nebraska|statebefore=Colorado}} |
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[[Category:Interstate Highways in Nebraska|76]] |
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Revision as of 00:19, 12 November 2007
Template:Infobox Interstate/Intrastate
In the U.S. state of Nebraska, Interstate 76 has a short segment within the state, at just over three miles (five kilometers). Despite the route being designated in an west-east direction, it is signed as south-north in Nebraska.
Route description
I-76 is a diagonal route traveling northeast-southwest in Deuel County. The route travels parallel to the South Platte River and U.S. Highway 138. Its only interchange is at mile 2.48, Interstate 80, which is numbered exit 102 based of I-80's exit numbering. Besides this interchange, the only overpass on I-76 in Nebraska is Road 4, a paved road stretching from Road 2 at the Colorado state line to Road 209. Its eastern terminus of I-76 is at mile 3.15, at I-80 eastbound.
I-76 is well-known for and directing motorists in Nebraska directly to Denver, Colorado, while motorists from Colorado use this route to enter the state of Nebraska. Lanes from I-80 feed into I-76 at exit 102, and those lanes continue into Colorado.
History
Until 1975, Interstate 76 was once signed as Interstate 80S, not just in Nebraska but in Colorado as well. Due to the various confusions about the naming of the route, the decision was made for the route to be renumbered to Interstate 76.[1]
Exit list
| County | Mile[2] | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Deuel | 2.48 | 102 |   I-80 west – Sidney
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| 3.15 |  I-80 east – Omaha
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
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