Nebraska Highway 370 (N-370) is an east–west
state highway
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in eastern
Nebraska
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that is in length. Southwest of
Omaha
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, it begins at
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 (US 6) or U.S. Highway 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the United States Numbered Highway System. While it ...
and
Nebraska Highway 31 in
Gretna and ends at the
U.S. Route 75 interchange in
Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French.
Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
Canada
* Bellevue, Alberta
* Bellevue, Newfoundlan ...
. Highway 370 is the main east–west road in
Sarpy County, which serves the southern Omaha suburbs. It is known as the
Strategic Air Command
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Memorial Highway; during the
Cold War
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, nearby
Offutt Air Force Base
Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the ...
was SAC headquarters for over four decades.
Route description
Nebraska Highway 370 begins at US 6 and N-31 in Gretna, running east. At Sapp Brothers Drive, N-370 becomes an expressway. Shortly after that, it intersects
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
. One mile later, there is an interchange with
Nebraska Highway 50, which is 144th Street. About a mile later is
Werner Park
Werner Park is a Minor League Baseball, minor league ballpark in eastern Nebraska, the home of the Omaha Storm Chasers (the Triple-A (baseball), Triple A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals) and USL League One professional so ...
on the north, home of the
Omaha Storm Chasers
The Omaha Storm Chasers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. They are located in Papillion, Nebraska, a suburb southwest of Omaha, Nebraska, Omah ...
, the
Kansas City Royals
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'
Triple-A affiliate in the
International League
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.
Highway 370 continues east as an expressway and meets
Nebraska Highway 85, 84th Street/Washington Street, in
Papillion. It passes through the southern portion of Papillion and at about 48th Street, enters Bellevue; after , it ends at U.S. Route 75, the Kennedy Expressway, and then becomes Harlan Drive.
History
Prior to 2014, the highway continued east along the remainder of Harlan Drive, turned south at its intersection with Galvin Road, then turned east as Mission Avenue through Olde Towne Bellevue. It then connected with
Iowa Highway 370 at the
Bellevue Bridge
The Bellevue Bridge (known as the Bellevue Toll Bridge and officially called the Grand Army of the Republic Bridge) is a continuous truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Mills County, Iowa and Sarpy County, Nebraska at Bellevue, Nebra ...
. The Iowa highway was turned over to
Mills County upon completion of the
U.S. Route 34 bridge southeast of Bellevue, and the Nebraska state-maintained length was shortened to its present terminus.
Major intersections
Points of interest
* Shadow Lake Towne Center in Papillion
References
External links
The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 301 and Above
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Year 370 ( CCCLXX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Valens (or, less frequently, year 1123 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 370 ...
Transportation in Sarpy County, Nebraska