Link 17J / Former Business Loop Interstate 80 - Sidney
Link 17J connects Interstate 80 at Exit 59 with U.S. 30 just south of U.S. 385 along eastern reaches of the Sidney city limits. The 2.43 mile long route is a four lane, divided highway.
The business route for Interstate 80 at Sidney looped 8.4 miles north between Exits 55 and 59. It was signed north along N-19, east along U.S. 30 (Lincoln Parkway / Illinois Street) and south along Link 17J. Signs for the route were removed or greened out by 2009.
North
Link 17J (Upland Parkway) north intersects Old Post Road amid an array of traveler services adjacent to I-80 at Exit 59. Signs for Business Loop I-80 were removed by 2009.
09/05/05
Link 17J connects Interstate 80 and U.S. 30 along the eastern periphery of the Sidney city limits. L-17J to U.S. 30 joins I-80 with U.S. 385 north toward Bridgeport in Morrill County.
09/05/05
Link 17J advances north from Old Post Road to CR 20 east and Pole Creek Crossing west.
06/23/12
Upland Parkway proceeds north across Lodgepole Creek from Pole Creek Crossing.
06/23/12
Prior to 2009, Business Loop I-80 followed L-17J north to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) west toward Downtown Sidney.
06/23/12
U.S. 30 dog legs north from L-17J across Union Pacific Railroad tracks to U.S. 385. U.S. 30/385 overlap east to Lodgepole.
06/23/12
U.S. 385 travels north from Sidney to Bridgeport.
06/23/12
U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) runs west along Illinois Street through Downtown Sidney.
06/23/12
L-17J north concludes with an end shield assembly at U.S. 30.
06/23/12
South
The four lane highway along U.S. 30 south over Union Pacific Railroad tracks extends south from Lincoln Highway along L-17J.
06/23/12
Pole Creek Crossing is a three lane boulevard that replaced Road 20 west to Greenwood Road. The suburban street connects with Toledo Street west of Fort Sidney Road (old N-19) in central Sidney.
06/23/12
Old Post Road runs west from L-17J by the Cabela's Corporate Headquarters to 11th Avenue (old N-19) and Sidney Municipal Airport (SCA).
06/23/12
L-17J enters a diamond interchange (Exit 59) with Interstate 80 south from Old Post Road.
09/05/05
Sidney is located nearly midway between North Platte (119 miles) and Cheyenne (102 miles).
09/05/05
Link 17J and former Business Loop I-80 end at the exchange with Interstate 80.
09/05/05
Photo Credits:
- AARoads: 09/05/05
- Andy Field: 06/23/12
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Page Updated Sunday March 03, 2024.