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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
Page Updated 03-03-2024.