Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa)
Interstate 480 (I-480) is a 4.9-mile-long (7.9 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway that connects I-80 in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, with I-29 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The portion of I-480 in Nebraska has been named the Gerald R. Ford Expressway, named in honor of the former president, who was a native of Omaha. For most of its length, I-480 is overlapped by a US Highway; for two miles (3.2 km) with US Highway 75 (US 75) and for one mile (1.6 km) with US 6. I-480 includes the Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River.
An aerial view of Downtown Omaha with I-480 skirting the northern edge
The I-480 bridge over the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Downtown Omaha, Nebraska.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska
Interstate 80 (I-80) in the US state of Nebraska runs east from the Wyoming state border across the state to Omaha. Construction of the stretch of I-80 spanning the state was completed on October 19, 1974. Nebraska was the first state in the nation to complete its mainline Interstate Highway System.
I-80 in May 1973
I-80 in Omaha looking west at its interchange with I-680
The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, which spans I-80