Nebraska Highway 85

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State Highway 85

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Nebraska Highway 85 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length5.01 mi [1]  (8.06 km)
Existed1960 [2] –2020
Major junctions
South endN-370.svg N-370 in Papillion
North endUS 275.svgN-92.svg US 275  / N-92 in Omaha and Ralston
Location
Country United States
State Nebraska
Counties Sarpy, Douglas
Highway system
N-84.svg N-84 N-87.svg N-87

Nebraska Highway 85 (N-85) was a highway in the Omaha Metro Area. It began at Nebraska Highway 370 in Papillion and ended at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 92 on the border of Omaha and Ralston. It was a four-lane highway for its entire length.

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Route description

Nebraska Highway 85 in downtown Papillion DowntownPapillionNebraska.jpg
Nebraska Highway 85 in downtown Papillion

N-85 began at an intersection with N-370 in Papillion. In Papillion, the street was named Washington Street. At 6th Street in Papillion, N-85 became a divided highway, which it remained for the rest of its route. After passing Giles Road, it entered LaVista, and after passing Harrison Street, it entered Ralston. After its intersection with Madison Street, N-85 formed the west border of Ralston for most of the rest of the way, and with Omaha. At US 275 and N-92, which is L Street, the highway ended. [1] [3]

History

In 2019, a pedestrian was killed while trying to cross N-85 in Papillion. This led to the communities along N-85 to ask NDOT to transfer ownership of the highway to the communities. Transferring the highway would allow each community to make changes to the roadway without having to involve NDOT. [4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Sarpy Papillion 0.000.00N-370.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-80.svg
N-370 (Strategic Air Command Memorial Highway) to I-80
Southern terminus; road continues as Washington Street
Douglas RalstonOmaha line5.018.06L Street ( US 275  / N-92)Northern terminus; road continues as 84th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 237. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Nebraska Roads: N-81-100
  3. Google (2010-11-01). "overview of Nebraska Highway 85" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
  4. Waldman, Leigh (August 28, 2019). "Nebraska handing over Highway 85 to local communities to make changes". WOWT-TV . Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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