U.S. Route 275 (US 275) is a north–south

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that is a branch of US 75. It originally terminated at US 75 in

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. The highway's northern terminus is in O'Neill, Nebraska, at an intersection with US 20 and US 281. Its southern terminus is near Rock Port, Missouri, at an intersection with US 136.

Route description

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

Missouri

US 275 begins at an intersection with US 136 west of Rock Port. It travels to the north and to the northwest through Atchison County for .

Iowa

US 275 crosses into

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south of

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. It enters Hamburg and intersects Iowa Highway 333 (Iowa 333), which connects to Interstate 29 (I-29) to the west. North of Hamburg, it intersects Iowa 2, and the two routes run concurrently for . 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 through Tabor until it intersects US 34 east of Glenwood. US 275 and US 34 then overlap for , 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 , US 275 overlaps I-29, ending at an interchange with Iowa 92 in southern

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. Turning west, US 275/Iowa 92 travel together for in Iowa and cross the new South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the

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Nebraska

US 275 enters

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in the South Omaha neighborhood paired with Nebraska Highway 92 (N-92). It goes through Omaha as a four-lane highway until meeting N-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

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, which it will follow for most of the rest of the route, then separates from N-92. It goes northwest and becomes freeway until Fremont. It meets US 30 and they are paired together around Fremont until meeting US 77. US 275 turns north with US 77, meets N-91 and separates from US 77 near Winslow. It turns northwest with N-91 and they separate near Scribner, Nebraska. US 275 goes north through

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, turns northwest through Wisner, and then turns west. At

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it meets US 81. It continues west-northwest, meets US 20 near Inman and the two routes overlap until US 275 ends at an intersection with US 281 in downtown O'Neill.

History

At its creation in 1932, US 275 ran from Council Bluffs to

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. 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 US 136 east from Rock Port to its intersection with US 59 near Tarkio, then south with US 59 to St. Joseph. Before November 2001, US 275 ran alongside the

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tracks between Waterloo and Fremont, Nebraska. This routing was replaced by a new

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segment built as part of a project to connect Fremont via freeway to

. 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 US 34 and I-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

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

Special route

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

to US 275 south of Fremont. The route, which ran along a portion of West Dodge Road in Douglas County, was formerly known as US 30 Alternate (US 30A). US 275 Conn. was eventually replaced in its entirety by Nebraska Link 28B (L-28B). Major junctions

Footnotes

References

External links

Endpoints of US Highway 275
{{US 75 75-2 75-2 75-2 75-2 2 Transportation in Atchison County, Missouri Transportation in Fremont County, Iowa Transportation in Mills County, Iowa Transportation in Pottawattamie County, Iowa Transportation in Douglas County, Nebraska Transportation in Dodge County, Nebraska Transportation in Cuming County, Nebraska Transportation in Stanton County, Nebraska Transportation in Madison County, Nebraska Transportation in Antelope County, Nebraska Transportation in Holt County, Nebraska