Interstate 80 East - Big Springs

Shield assembly posted at the base of the ramp from eastbound Interstate 80 to U.S. 138 at Exit 101. The I-76 trailblazer was removed by 2007.
U.S. 138 leads west to Julesburg, Colorado and east to Big Springs.

09/05/05

Interstate 80 spans U.S. 138 and Union Pacific Railroad east beyond this confirming marker.

04/22/17

I-80 converges with the east end of Interstate 76 after crossing the South Platte River.

04/22/17

Interstate 76 travels southwest from Exit 102 to Sterling, Fort Morgan and Denver, Colorado.

04/22/17

Construction underway from Fall 2019 to Fall 2021 rebuilt the trumpet interchange at Exit 102 to eliminate left side ramps and realign I-80 so that it travels at-grade below new ramps with I-76.

04/22/17

With the advent of traffic from I-76 east, traffic counts recorded in 2012 increased along I-80 from from 7,150 vehicles per day (vpd) west of Exit 102 to 13,425 vpd east ahead of Exit 107 as recorded in 2012.

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Continuing east from Big Springs, Interstate 80 travels 70 miles to North Platte and 348 miles to Omaha.

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The succeeding exit is for Link 25B north to the village of Big Springs. Founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1917, Big Springs lies north of the South Platte River, through annexations include the businesses adjacent to the diamond interchange at Exit 107.

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L-25B extends 1.10 miles north from Road 209 and I-80 to U.S. 138 along Pine Street in Big Springs.

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U.S. 138 turns north from L-25B along Pine Street in Big Springs and continues 2.0 miles to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) at Big Springs Junction.

04/22/17

Beyond the gas stations on the north side of I-80, 2022 traffic counts along L-25B drop from 4,460 vpd to 1,115 vpd. NDOT recorded 1,275 vpd along L-25B north to Big Springs in 2012.

09/05/05