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Nebraska Highway 92

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Nebraska Highway 92 is a highway that enters the state from Nebraska's western border at the Wyoming state line west of Lyman, Nebraska, to the state's eastern border on the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River in Omaha, where it enters Iowa. Nebraska Highway 92 passes, follows, or runs through a number of the state's principal attractions, including Scotts Bluff National Monument, the Oregon Trail, Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Lake McConaughy, the Nebraska Sand Hills, and the City of Omaha. Nebraska Highway 92 is the longest state route in the state at a total of 489.1 miles (787.1 km), and is part of a continuous 886-mile (1,426 km) four-state "Highway 92" which begins in Torrington, Wyoming, goes through Nebraska and Iowa and ends in La Moille, Illinois. It is the only Nebraska Highway to run from the west border to the east border of Nebraska; along the way it crosses the Platte River or its tributary North Platte River a total of five times.

State Highway 92 marker
State Highway 92
Nebraska Highway 92 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length489.46 mi[1] (787.71 km)
Major junctions
West end WYO 92 west of Lyman
Major intersections US 26 in Melbeta
US 385 west of Broadwater
US 83 east of Stapleton
US 183 in Ansley
US 281 in St. Paul
US 30 southwest of Clarks
US 77 west of Wahoo
US 275 south of Waterloo
I-80 in Omaha
US 75 in Omaha
East end US 275 / Iowa 92 at Missouri River in Omaha
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesScotts Bluff, Morrill, Garden, Keith, Arthur, McPherson, Logan, Custer, Sherman, Howard, Merrick, Polk, Butler, Saunders, Douglas
Highway system
← N-91→ N-94

Route description

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Sign on N-92 as it enters the state from Wyoming
 
Scotts Bluff National Monument. The road is the Oregon Trail, a former alignment of N-92
 
Chimney Rock, a landmark on N-92

N-92 begins at the Wyoming border west of Lyman and after a brief turn south, heads east passing around the north side of Scotts Bluff National Monument, crosses the North Platte River for the first of three times, and enters the town of Scottsbluff. Starting in Scottsbluff, N-92, US 26, and the North Platte River form a three-way braid, crisscrossing one another several times for 91 miles (146 km) until Lewellen. At Scottsbluff, it overlaps US 26 and N-71, crossing the North Platte River again to its south side, to Gering, where it then turns to the east-southeast, following the route of the Oregon Trail, paralleling the North Platte River and US 26 on the other side of the river. Near Chimney Rock National Historic Site, it overlaps US 26 again until Bridgeport. After a brief concurrency with US 385, it goes southeast until it crosses the North Platte for the third time just before Broadwater. It then again overlaps US 26 a third time from there until Lewellen, where it separates to go through the resort communities along the north shore of Lake McConaughy until it meets N-61.[1][2]

 
N-92 in the Sandhills, between Arthur and Tryon

It overlaps Highway 61 and goes north into the Sand Hills and separates in Arthur. It then goes east, meeting N-97 in Tryon, and encountering N-2 at Merna. It then goes southeast with Highway 2 through Broken Bow and separates at Ansley. It then runs east through Loup City and meets with US 281 in St. Paul.[1][2]

It runs concurrently with US 281 through St. Paul, crosses the Loup River, and then separates from US 281 and goes straight east, intersects US 30, crosses the Platte River for the first of two times near Clarks and meets US 81 west of Osceola. It is then concurrent with US 81 through Osceola and Shelby, before separating east of Shelby. It then passes through Rising City and then goes straight east until it meets US 77 southwest of Wahoo, Nebraska. It passes through Wahoo concurrent with US 77 and goes east with US 77 until they separate near Mead. After passing the south edge of Yutan, it recrosses the Platte River.[1][2]

 
View of new South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge, from the Nebraska side

It then encounters US 275, with which it is concurrent for the rest of its distance in Nebraska. Shortly after meeting US 275, it crosses the Elkhorn River and becomes a 4 lane divided expressway shortly before meeting US 6 and N-31. Within Omaha, it meets Interstate 80 and US 75. The street designations for N-92 in Omaha, going west to east, are West Center Road, Industrial Road, L Street and Missouri Avenue.[1][2] It remains a four-lane suburban arterial street until it enters Iowa on the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River.

History

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Originally, Route 92 followed the route of the old Oregon Trail through Mitchell Pass in Scotts Bluff National Monument, and then through Downtown Gering. It was later rerouted on a more level route around the north side of Scotts Bluff, through the town of Scottsbluff. Between 1936 and 1973, Nebraska Highway 92 was concurrent with U.S. Highway 30A from Clarks to Omaha.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Scotts BluffLyman0.000.00 
  WYO 92 west – Torrington		Continuation into Wyoming
Scottsbluff23.1637.27 
  US 26 west		Western end of US 26 overlap
23.7838.27 
  N-71 north		Western end of N-71 overlap
27.1943.76 
  US 26 east		Eastern end of US 26 overlap
​27.7644.68South Beltline Highway – ScottsbluffPartial interchange; westbound exit only
Gering29.9248.15 
  N-71 south		Interchange; eastern end of N-71 overlap
Melbeta36.1858.23 
  L-79E north
MorrillBayard47.2376.01 
  US 26 west		Western end of US 26 overlap
Bridgeport59.7696.17 
  
  US 26 east / US 385 north (M Street)		Eastern end of US 26 overlap; western end of US 385 overlap
60.2396.93 
  N-88 south (M Street)		Northern terminus of N-88
​67.89109.26 
  US 385 south		Eastern end of US 385 overlap
Broadwater75.91122.17 
  US 26 west (Guthrie Street)		Western end of US 26 overlap
GardenOshkosh105.47169.74 
  N-27 south		Northern terminus of N-27 (middle segment)
Lewellen118.31190.40 
  US 26 east		Eastern end of US 26 overlap
KeithLemoyne142.06228.62 
  N-61 south		Western end of N-61 overlap
ArthurArthur167.51269.58 
  N-61 north		Eastern end of N-61 overlap
McPhersonTryon206.70332.65 
  N-97 north		Western end of N-97 overlap
​211.17339.85 
  N-97 south		Eastern end of N-97 overlap
LoganStapleton232.17373.64 
  US 83 north		Western end of US 83 overlap
​236.17380.08 
  US 83 south		Eastern end of US 83 overlap
CusterArnold252.28406.01 
  N-40 east (Carroll Street)		Western terminus of N-40
Merna276.45444.90 
  N-2 west (E Street)		Western end of N-2 overlap
Broken Bow285.72459.82 
  N-21 south (8th Avenue)		Northern terminus of N-21
286.89461.70 
  N-70 east		Western terminus of N-70
Ansley302.37486.62 
  
  US 183 south / N-2 east		Eastern end of N-2 overlap; western end of US 183 overlap
302.77487.26 
  US 183 north		Eastern end of US 183 overlap
ShermanLoup City323.07519.93 
  N-58 north		Western end of N-58 overlap
323.79521.09 
  
  R-82B east (O Street) / N-10 south – Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area		Northern terminus of N-10; western terminus of R-82B
326.04524.71 
  N-58 south		Eastern end of N-58 overlap
Howard​343.35552.57 
  S-47A south
​347.10558.60  N-11 (Naper Road)
St. Paul352.56567.39 
  US 281 north		Western end of US 281 overlap
354.94571.22 
  US 281 south		Eastern end of US 281 overlap
Merrick​364.55586.69  S-61A
​377.50607.53 
  N-14 south		Western end of N-14 overlap
​378.51609.15 
  N-14 north (17th Road)		Eastern end of N-14 overlap
​384.28618.44  US 30 – Columbus, Grand IslandOne-quadrant interchange; access via unsigned L-61D
Polk​396.02637.33 
  N-39 north		Southern terminus of N-39
​399.02642.16 
  US 81 south (Center Road) – York		Western end of US 81 overlap
Shelby408.42657.29 
  N-69 south (Walnut Street)		Northern terminus of N-69
Polk–Butler
county line		​411.44662.15 
  US 81 north – Columbus		Eastern end of US 81 overlap
Butler​414.42666.94 
  S-12E south
​424.40683.01 
  N-15 north (Mn Road)		Western end of N-15 overlap
​425.92685.45 
  N-15 south (Road O)		Eastern end of N-15 overlap
​430.91693.48 
  S-12F south
Saunders​439.92707.98 
  N-79 south		Western end of N-79 overlap
​440.94709.62 
  N-79 north		Eastern end of N-79 overlap
​444.45715.27 
  S-78D south
​445.95717.69 
  S-78E north
​450.17724.48 
  US 77 south – Lincoln		Western end of US 77 overlap
Wahoo453.58729.97 
  N-109 north		Southern terminus of N-109
​458.79738.35 
  US 77 north – Fremont		Eastern end of US 77 overlap
​459.80739.98 
  S-78F south
Platte River465.99749.94Bridge
Douglas​469.80756.07 
  US 275 west (240th Street) – Omaha (via Dodge Street), Fremont		Western end of US 275 overlap; former US 30A east
Omaha472.84760.96   US 6 / N-31 (204th Street) – Gretna, ElkhornInterchange
479.36771.46 
  132nd Street / Millard Avenue (N-50 south) to I-80		Northern terminus of N-50
480.83773.82 
   I-680 north / I-80		Cloverleaf interchange with I-80 C/D lanes; I-80 exit 445; I-680 south exit 1
483.35777.88 
  N-85 south (84th Street)		Northern terminus of N-85
484.35779.4972nd StreetInterchange
488.17785.63  
  US 75 (Kennedy Freeway) to I-80		Interchange
Missouri River489.46787.71South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge; Nebraska–Iowa line
 
  
  US 275 south / Iowa 92 east (Veterans Memorial Highway)		Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 247–253. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "overview of Nebraska N-92" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
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