History
Between 1936 and 1959, there was a U.S. Highway 26N. It went east along today's Nebraska Link 62A, then south along today's US 385 to just north of Bridgeport and east along today's US 26 to Broadwater. In those years, the mainline of US 26 between Bridgeport and Broadwater went on the south side of the North Platte River, along today's Nebraska Highway 92.
From the creation of the highway in 1926 until the 1930s, U.S. Highway 26 went north of the North Platte River east of Lewellen. This alignment went east to Martin, where US 26 met NE 61 and the two highways went south from there into Ogallala. When Lake McConaughy was built in the 1930s, the current alignment was constructed.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 26 In Nebraska
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