Nebraska Highway 370

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Nebraska Highway 370
Strategic Air Command Memorial Highway
Length: 19.36 mi[1] (31.16 km)
West end: US 6/NE 31 in Gretna
Major
junctions:
I-80 SW of Omaha
US 75 in Bellevue
East end: IA 370 in Bellevue at Missouri River
Counties: Sarpy
Major cities: Gretna, Papillion, Bellevue
Nebraska Highways
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Nebraska Highway 370 is an east-west highway in Nebraska. It is 19 miles in length. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 6 and Nebraska Highway 31 in Gretna and an eastern terminus at the Missouri River in Bellevue. It is the main east-west road in Sarpy County, which serves the southern Omaha suburbs. Throughout its length, it is known as the Strategic Air Command Memorial Highway, the Strategic Air Command having been based in nearby Offutt Air Force Base.

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Nebraska Highway 370 begins at US 6 and NE 31 in Gretna, running east. Between 168th Street and Sapp Brothers Drive, westbound traffic has two lanes, compared to only one for eastbound. At Sapp Brothers Drive, NE 370 becomes an expressway. Shortly after that, it intersects Interstate 80. One mile later, there is an interchange with Nebraska Highway 50, which is 144th Street. It continues east as an expressway and meets Nebraska Highway 85, 84th Street/Washington Avenue, in Papillion. It passes through the southern portion of Papillion and at about 48th Street, enters Bellevue. After 2 more miles, it intersects U.S. Highway 75, which is the Kennedy Expressway. Shortly after that, it has an interchange with Fort Crook Road, which is the road which leads past the entrances to Offutt Air Force Base. After Fort Crook Road, NE 370 become Harlan Road in Bellevue. It turns south onto Galvin Road, which segues into Lincoln Road. It then turns east onto Mission Street, which leads to Old Towne Bellevue. After another mile, the highway ends at the Bellevue Bridge. The roadway continues on in Iowa as Iowa Highway 370.

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