History
In 1926, when the highway was created, U.S. Highway 75 went north from Kansas to Omaha, then turned east and crossed the Missouri River to enter Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 1985, U.S. 75 was rerouted to go west of the river between Omaha and Sioux City, Iowa, and U.S. 75 took over the former route of U.S. 73.
Construction of the North Omaha Freeway, coupled with social unrest in the 1970s, greatly changed the North Omaha area. One neighborhood experienced a 30 percent housing loss and major increase in crime. Interstate 580 (abbreviated I-580) was the original designation for this 4-mile (6.4 km) portion of US-75 during the late 1970s and early 1980s. This designation was revoked when the state of Nebraska declined to upgrade the interchange with I-480 to Interstate Highway standards, and the freeway is now solely US-75.
In 2005, the Nebraska Department of Roads began a project to bring the I-480/US-75 interchange up to Interstate standards. Construction was expected to be complete in 2009, but it has been delayed to 2011 due to shortage of funding.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 75 In Nebraska
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