Interstate 80 - Ogallala, Nebraska
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gparkes
N 41° 07.472 W 101° 43.187
14T E 271681 N 4556147
This series of markers called the "Historic Walk of Fame," are located throughout the city. A brochure that can be obtained at the visitors center on Spruce Street will give the visitor a nice tour of the markers and the town.
Waymark Code: WM856H
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2010
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Marker text states:
Interstate 80
Mayors from ten towns, along with Governor Norbert Tiemann and the Ogallala High School band, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ogallala on December 11, 1968, to open the Sutherland to Big Springs segment of Interstate 80. The completion of Interstate 80 to Ogallala, the most recent transportation route to follow the Great River Road corridor, brought increased visitation and economic development to the community and surrounding area.
Interstate 80
Facts of 2000
- Work on I-80 in Nebraska began in 1957 south of Gretna.
- The total length of I-80 in Nebraska is 455.27 miles.
- The estimated total cost of I-80 in Nebraska was $435 million, an average of $950,000 per mile.
- I-80 funding was 90 percent federal and 10 percent state.
- There are 442 bridges on or over I-80 in Nebraska.
- There are twenty-five rest areas and one scenic overlook (near Big Springs) on I-80 in Nebraska.
- There are about 570 informational and directional signs on I-80 in Nebraska.
- As completed, I-80 stretches from New Jersey to San Francisco – 2,904 miles of uninterrupted roadway.