Interstate 80 West - North Platte to Ogallala

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Interstate 80 travels across southern reaches of the North Platte city limits at the succeeding two exits.
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Link 56G heads 2.03 miles north from the diamond interchange at Exit 179 to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) at E 4th Street in North Platte.
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North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) lies east of North Platte and adjacent to the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers along U.S. 30.
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U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) circumvents Downtown North Platte along 12th Street.
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A six-ramp parclo interchange joins Interstate 80 with U.S. 83 (Jeffers Street) at Exit 177.
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Lake Maloney is five miles to the south along U.S. 83.
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U.S. 83 travels north to Downtown North Platte and south to the Red Willow County seat of McCook.
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Beyond North Platte, U.S. 83 continues to Valentine in northern Nebraska and the South Dakota state capital of Pierre.
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Nationally U.S. 83 extends from the Mexican border at Brownsville, Texas to the Canadian border near Westhope, North Dakota.
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Link 56C constitutes a 2.23 mile long route from the diamond interchange at Exit 164 north to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) at the village of Hershey.
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The succeeding rest area along Interstate 80 westbound is at mile marker 160.
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N-25 extends 87.57 miles north from Kansas Highway 25 to U.S. 30 in the village of Sutherland.
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South of Exit 158, K-25 encircles the west side of Sutherland Reservoir to Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area.
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Interstate 80 enters Keith County one mile ahead of the eastern boundary of Mountain Time Zone.
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Link 51C meets Interstate 80 at a diamond interchange (Exit 145) south from the village of Paxton in one mile.
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Crossing the South Platte River, L-51C heads 1.05 miles north from Paxton-Elsie Road and I-80 to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) at Oak Street in Downtown Paxton.
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Hills along the northern horizon separate the South and North Platte River valleys.
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Link 51B is a 1.00 mile long route joining I-80 at Exit 133 with U.S. 30 near the unincorporated community of Roscoe.
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A westbound rest area lies southwest of Roscoe along Interstate 80 at milepost 132.5.
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Interstate 80 enters the Keith County seat of Ogallala ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 126) with U.S. 26 west and N-61.
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North from Ogalalla, N-61 loops east around Lake McConaughy while U.S. 26 heads west to Ash Hollow State Historical Park. Lake McConaughy is the largest reservoir in Nebraska, with 35,700 surface acres.
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U.S. 26 generally follows the North Platte River northwest from Ogallala to Scottsbluff and Torrington, Wyoming. Overall the highway travels west to Casper, Wyoming, Idaho Falls and Boise in Idaho, and U.S. 101 west of Eugene, Oregon.
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N-61 is fairly desolate north of Lake McConaughy as it travels through the remote Sand Hills of northern Nebraska. The highway leads to Hyannia in Grant County and Merriman in Cherry County. N-61 becomes South Dakota Highway 73 en route to U.S. 18 at Martin and I-90 at Kadoka.
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N-61 extends 10 miles south from Exit 126 and the east end of U.S. 26 to Grant. Continuing from there, N-61 connects with U.S. 6 at Imperial and U.S. 34 in Dundy County before changing into K-161 en route to U.S. 36 at Bird City, Kansas.
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