U.S. Route 275

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U.S. Route 275 marker

U.S. Route 275

Map
US 275 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 75
Length265.82 mi[a] (427.80 km)
  • 15.576 miles (25.067 km) in Missouri
  • 59.158 miles (95.206 km) in Iowa
  • 190.82 miles (307.10 km) in Nebraska
Major junctions
South end US 136 at Rock Port, MO
Major intersections
West end US 20 / US 281 in O'Neill, NE
Location
CountryUnited States
States
Highway system

U.S. Route 275 (US 275) is a north–south United States highway that is a branch of US 75. It originally terminated at US 75 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The highway's northern terminus is in O'Neill, Nebraska, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 281. Its southern terminus is near Rock Port, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 136.

Route description[edit]

U.S. 275 is signed north–south in Missouri and Iowa, while in Nebraska, it is signed east–west.

Missouri[edit]

Southern terminus of US 275 at US 136 near Rock Port, Missouri

U.S. Route 275 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 136 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Rock Port. It travels to the north and to the northwest through Atchison County for 16 miles (26 km).[4]

Iowa[edit]

U.S. Route 275 crosses into Iowa 1+12 miles (2.4 km) south of Hamburg. It enters Hamburg and intersects Iowa Highway 333 (Iowa 333), which connects to Interstate 29 (I-29) 1+12 miles (2.4 km) to the west. North of Hamburg, it intersects Iowa 2, and the two routes share 5 miles (8.0 km) of road. US 275 and Iowa 2 then bypass Sidney on its east side, and east of Sidney, US 275 and Iowa 2 separate. From east of Sidney, US 275 continues north for 20 miles (32 km) through Tabor until it intersects U.S. Route 34 east of Glenwood. US 275 and US 34 then overlap for 8 miles (13 km), mostly bypassing Glenwood. West of Glenwood, US 34 and US 275 split at an interchange with I-29; US 34 follows southbound I-29, while US 275 follows northbound I-29. For 13 miles (21 km), US 275 overlaps I-29, ending at an interchange with Iowa 92 in southern Council Bluffs. Turning west, US 275 / Iowa 92 travel together for 5 miles (8.0 km) in Iowa and cross the new South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River.[2]

Nebraska[edit]

US 275 enters Nebraska in Omaha in the South Omaha neighborhood paired with Nebraska Highway 92. It goes through Omaha as a four-lane highway until meeting Nebraska Highway 31. The street designations for US 275 in Omaha are, from east to west, Missouri Avenue, L Street, Industrial Road and West Center Road. It crosses the Elkhorn River, which it will follow for most of the rest of the route, then separates from NE 92. It goes northwest and becomes freeway until Fremont. It meets U.S. Route 30 and they are paired together around Fremont until meeting U.S. Route 77. US 275 turns north with US 77, meets Nebraska Highway 91 and separates from US 77 near Winslow.

It turns northwest with NE 91 and they separate near Scribner, Nebraska. US 275 goes north through West Point, turns northwest through Wisner, and then turns west. At Norfolk it meets U.S. Route 81. It continues west-northwest, meets U.S. Route 20 near Inman and the two routes overlap until US 275 ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 281 in downtown O'Neill.

History[edit]

US 275 and Iowa 2 concur near Sidney

At its creation in 1932, US 275 ran from Council Bluffs to Saint Joseph, Missouri. In 1939 the route was extended northwest into Nebraska. In 1963 US 275 was truncated to its current end in northwestern Missouri.

Prior to 1963, US 275 extended south to St. Joseph. The route followed current U.S. Route 136 east from Rock Port to its intersection with U.S. Route 59 near Tarkio, then south with US 59 to St. Joseph.

Before November 2001, US 275 ran alongside the Union Pacific tracks between Waterloo and Fremont, Nebraska. This routing was replaced by a new freeway segment built as part of a project to connect Fremont via freeway to Omaha. This segment is officially called Reichmuth Road in Douglas County and Bell Street in Fremont.

Prior to July 1, 2003, US 275 followed a winding two-lane road between Council Bluffs and Glenwood, Iowa. The segment moved to a concurrency with U.S. Route 34 and Interstate 29 that day as part of a mass decommissioning of highways in Iowa. This road is now Mills County and Pottawattamie County Road L35.


Major intersections[edit]

Mileposts reset at state line crossings. In Nebraska, US 275 is considered an east–west highway, its mileposts run from west to east

StateCountyLocationmi[1][2][3]kmExitDestinationsNotes
MissouriAtchisonRock Port0.0000.000 US 136 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Rock Port, Phelps City
 15.576
0.000
25.067
0.000

Lewis and Clark Trail ends; Loess Hills National Scenic Byway begins
Missouri–Iowa line
IowaFremontHamburg2.1263.421
Iowa 333 west / Loess Hills National Scenic Byway north
WashingtonSidney
township line
7.94712.789

Iowa 2 west / CR J46 east – Riverton, Nebraska City
Southern end of Iowa 2 overlap; former Iowa 42
Sidney12.66720.386
Iowa 2 east – Shenandoah
Northern end of Iowa 2 overlap
SidneyGreen
township line
18.65230.017 CR J24 – ThurmanFormer Iowa 145
Green Township22.65036.452 CR J18 / Loess Hills National Scenic Byway south – RandolphFormer Iowa 184
MillsCenter Township33.54853.990
US 34 east – Red Oak
Southern end of US 34 overlap
35.10856.501 CR H30 – GlenwoodFormer US 34
Glenwood37.88160.9648 CR L35 / Loess Hills National Scenic Byway north – Glenwood, Pacific JunctionExit number follows US 34; former US 275 and Iowa 385
Plattville Township41.298–
42.110
66.463–
67.769


I-29 south / US 34 west – Kansas City, South Bellevue
Northern end of US 34 overlap; southern end of I-29 overlap; I-29 exit 35A
St. Marys Township48.83478.59142 CR H10 – BellevueExit number follows I-29; former Iowa 370
PottawattamieCouncil Bluffs54.03786.964

I-29 north to I-80 – Sioux City

Iowa 92 east (Veterans Memorial Highway)
Northern end of I-29 overlap; southern end of Iowa 92 overlap; I-29 exit 47
Missouri River59.158
190.82
95.206
307.10
South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge; Iowa–Nebraska line


Iowa 92 ends / N-92 begins
NebraskaDouglasOmaha189.53305.02
US 75 (Kennedy Freeway) to I-80
Interchange
185.71298.8772nd StreetInterchange
184.71297.26
N-85 south (84th Street)
182.19293.21
I-680 north / I-80
Cloverleaf interchange with I-80 C/D lanes; I-80 exit 445; I-680 south exit 1
180.72290.84
132nd Street / Millard Avenue (N-50 south) to I-80
Northern terminus of N-50
174.20280.35 US 6 / N-31 (204th Street) – Gretna, ElkhornInterchange
Waterloo Precinct171.16275.46
N-92 west (West Center Road west) – Wahoo
Western end of N-92 overlap; former US 30A west
168.90271.82

L-28B east (West Dodge Expressway east) to US 6 – Omaha
East end of expressway section; L-28B is former US 275 Conn., previously US 30A
Waterloo168.07270.48Blondo Street
166.57268.07
N-64 east (West Maple Road) – Waterloo
Eastern end of N-64 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Valley165.01265.56Meigs Street / 252nd Street
163.04262.39
N-64 west – Valley
Western end of N-64 overlap
Platte Valley Precinct158.50255.08 N-36 – Bennington, Fremont, North Omaha
DodgeElkhorn Township155.56250.35
US 77 south / Old Highway 8 – Lincoln
Eastern end of US 77 overlap
Fremont154.56248.74Morningside Road
153.54247.10Military Avenue – Historic Downtown
152.14244.85
US 30 east (Lincoln Highway) – Fremont, Blair
Eastern end of US 30 overlap; western end of West Dodge Expressway
148.51239.00
US 30 west (Lincoln Highway) – Columbus
Western end of US 30 overlap; interchange
Nickerson Township144.70232.87
N-91 east – Nickerson
Eastern end of N-91 overlap
Hooper Township140.85226.68
US 77 north – Sioux City
Western end of US 77 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; interchange
138.41222.75
S-27D south – Hooper
Pebble Township126.82204.10
N-91 west – Snyder, Albion
Western end of N-91 overlap
CumingWest Point118.15190.14
N-32 east – Oakland
Eastern end of N-32 overlap
117.49189.08
N-32 west
Western end of N-32 overlap
116.04186.75
N-9 north – Pender
Beemer109.27175.85
L-20A north
Wisner100.80162.22
N-51 east – Bancroft
StantonPilger96.09154.64
N-15 north – Wayne
Eastern end of N-15 overlap
94.08151.41
N-15 south – Pilger
Western end of N-15 overlap
Dewey Precinct86.06138.50
N-57 south – Stanton
MadisonNorfolk77.47124.68
N-24 east – Stanton

N-35 north – Norfolk
75.12120.89 US 81 (Johnny Carson Boulevard)
Battle Creek65.71105.75
N-121 south – Battle Creek
AntelopeTilden53.3985.92
N-45 south
Neligh39.6363.78 N-14 (S Street)
HoltEwing21.3934.42
L-45B north
Golden Township13.0320.97
US 20 east – Orchard
Eastern end of US 20 overlap
O'Neill0.000.00
US 20 west / US 281
Western terminus; western end of US 20 overlap; highway continues as US 20 west / US 281 north (Douglas Street west)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special route[edit]

Connector plate.svg

U.S. Highway 275 Connector marker

U.S. Highway 275 Connector

West Dodge Road
LocationElkhorn, Nebraska

U.S. Route 275 Connector (US 275 Conn.) was a spur route of US 275 that existed in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The route provided a direct connection from US 6 west of Omaha to US 275 south of Fremont. The route, which ran along a portion of West Dodge Road in Douglas County, was formerly known as U.S. Route 30 Alternate (US 30A). US 275 Conn. was eventually replaced in its entirety by Nebraska Link 28B (L-28B).


Major junctions

The entire route was in Douglas County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Waterloo Precinct0.000.00 US 275 – Fremont, WahooWestern terminus
Elkhorn3.45.5 US 6 / N-31Interchange; eastern terminus; highway continued east as US 6 (West Dodge Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[edit]

Related routes[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Total mileage is the sum of the state mileages.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (May 11, 2012). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Road Network (Portal)" (ESRI shapefile). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 288–296. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Missouri State Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2010–2012. § B1. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

External links[edit]

KML is from Wikidata
Browse numbered routes
Route 273MO Route 283
I-235IA I-280
N-250NE US 281