Nebraska Highway 85

Former state highway in Nebraska, United States

State Highway 85

Nebraska Highway 85 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length| 5.01 mi[1] (8.06 km)
Existed| 1960[2]–2020
Major junctions
South end|  N-370 in Papillion
North end|  US 275 / N-92 in Omaha and Ralston
Location
Country| United States
State| Nebraska
Counties| Sarpy, Douglas
Highway system

* Nebraska State Highway System

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* US
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| ←  N-84| | →  N-87

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Nebraska Highway 85 (N-85) was a highway in the Omaha Metro Area, United States. It began at Nebraska Highway 370 in Papillion and ended at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 92 on the border of Omaha and Ralston. It was a four-lane highway for its entire length.

## Route description

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Nebraska Highway 85 in downtown Papillion

N-85 began at an intersection with N-370 in Papillion. In Papillion, the street was named Washington Street. At 6th Street in Papillion, N-85 became a divided highway, which it remained for the rest of its route. After passing Giles Road, it entered LaVista, and after passing Harrison Street, it entered Ralston. After its intersection with Madison Street, N-85 formed the west border of Ralston for most of the rest of the way, and with Omaha. At US 275 and N-92, which is L Street, the highway ended.[1][3]

## History

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In 2019, a pedestrian was killed while trying to cross N-85 in Papillion. This led to the communities along N-85 to ask NDOT to transfer ownership of the highway to the communities. Transferring the highway would allow each community to make changes to the roadway without having to involve NDOT.[4]

## Major intersections

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County| Location| mi[1]| km| Destinations| Notes

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Sarpy| Papillion| 0.00| 0.00|
N-370 (Strategic Air Command Memorial Highway) to I-80| Southern terminus; road continues as Washington Street
Douglas| Ralston–Omaha line| 5.01| 8.06| L Street (US 275 / N-92)| Northern terminus; road continues as 84th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 237\. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
2. ^ Nebraska Roads: N-81-100
3. ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 85" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
4. ^ Waldman, Leigh (August 28, 2019). "Nebraska handing over Highway 85 to local communities to make changes". WOWT-TV. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

## External links

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Transportation in Omaha metropolitan area

Interstate highways|

* I-29
* I-80
* I-480 (Gerald R. Ford Expwy.)
* I-680

Freeways|

* Kennedy Freeway (US 75)
* North Freeway (US 75)
* West Dodge Expressway
* US 6
* L-28B
* US 275

Major surface highways|

* US 6
* West Dodge Road
* Dodge Street
* Douglas Street
* US 34
* US 75
* 30th Street
* McKinley Street
* 48th Street
* US 275 / N-92
* West Center Road
* Industrial Road
* L Street
* Missouri Avenue
* Veterans Memorial Highway
* US 275 / Iowa 92

Other state routes|

* L-28K
* N-31
* N-36
* N-50
* N-64
* N-85
* N-133
* Iowa 165
* N-370

Airports|

* Eppley Airfield
* Millard Airport
* North Omaha Airport
* Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

Public transit|

* Metro Transit
* ORBT
* Omaha station

Waterways|

* Missouri River
* Port of Omaha
* Glenn Cunningham Lake

Other|

* Trails in Omaha
* Automobile Row

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