Interstate 80 West - Potter to Pine Bluffs

Advancing northwest, I-80 next meets L-17C north to U.S. 30 at the unincorporated community of Brownson. Cheyenne, Wyoming is 94 miles to the west.
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Interstate 80 crosses agricultural areas west between Lodgepole Creek and Sidney Draw.
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The Union Pacific Railroad continues directly alongside U.S. 30 west to Dix.
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1.07 miles in length, Link 17C connects Road 95 and I-80 at Exit 48 with U.S. 30 beyond Lodgepole Creek.
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The roadways along Interstate 80 divide across the ridge overlooking Lodgepole Creek and the village of Potter.
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Link 17B joins Interstate 80 with U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) at Chestnut Street south of the Potter business district.
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L-17B runs 0.72 miles north from Road 77 and the diamond interchange at Exit 38.
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Potter is another small town along the Union Pacific Railroad that owes its existence to agriculture.
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L-17B crosses Lodgepole Creek north to Potter. Potter was incorporated in 1907.
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Continuing west, Interstate 80 leads to the village of Dix. Despite being located in separate counties, Potter and Dix share the same school district.
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Interstate 80 converges with parallel U.S. 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad west into Kimball County.
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Appearing to the north of Interstate 80, this small town was named Dix, which was short for "Dixon." The population of Dix fell below 200 as of the 2020 Census.
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Link 53A extends 1.12 miles north from Road 95E onto Spruce Street to U.S. 30 in Dix.
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A parclo interchange (Exit 29) joins I-80 and L-53A adjacent to Dix Cemetery.
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The succeeding exit is for N-71 (Heartland Expressway) to Kimball. Home to 2,290 as of the 2020 Census, the city has an average annual rainfall of 14.65 inches.
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The rest area preceding the Road 49E overpass along westbound Interstate 80 was converted to a truck parking area by 2011 before permanently closing in 2013.
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With two exits, Kimball is considered the gateway to western Nebraska due to its location along I-80 and the Heartland Expressway. Kimball is nicknamed "The High Point of Nebraska" due its proximity to the state high point.
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The Heartland Expressway (N-71) was constructed to bypass Kimball to the east and connect with Interstate 80 over what was L-53E at Exit 22. N-71 follows the Heartland Expressway north to U.S. 26 at Scottsbluff.
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N-71 combines with I-80 west for 1.98 miles to its previous alignment along Chestnut Street. N-71 continues along the Heartland Expressway south onto SH 71 en route to Brush, Colorado. The Heartland Expressway corridor is envisioned as a four lane highway from Colorado Springs to Rapid City, South Dakota.
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N-71 is part of a long, multi-state route, extending from U.S. 350 near Timpas, Colorado north to U.S. 18-385 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Chestnut Street (old N-71) north connects I-80 with Downtown Kimball.
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Operating since 2002, a large wind farm owned by the Municipal Energy Association of Nebraska (MEAN) is located north of Interstate 80 beyond Exit 20.
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Interstate 80 west at mile marker 11.
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Link 53C heads 2.72 miles north from Road 17W and Exit 8 to U.S. 30 at Birch Street in the village of Bushnell.
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Bushnell was home to 115 as of the 2020 Census. Incorporated as a village in 1916, the community was established due to the Union Pacific Railroad.
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The town of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming lines the state border just west of forthcoming Exit 1.
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Link 53B joins I-80 at Exit 1 with U.S. 30 at Road 1W, 0.41 miles to the north.
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The Pine Bluffs Rest Area in Wyoming lies just off Interstate 80 at Exit 401 to U.S. 30 and WY 215.
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Formerly signed at Exit 1, Business Loop I-80 accompanies U.S. 30 along Lincoln Highway and Parson Street in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Signage for the route was removed from L-53B and U.S. 30 in Nebraska by 2012.
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Exit 401 departs in one mile for the Business Loop I-80/U.S. 30 (Parson Street) and the Pine Bluffs Rest Area.
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Interstate 80 stretches 402.78 miles across the Equality State from Pine Bluffs west to Evanston.
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