Before concurrency with US-34 US-6 enters Nebraska from Colorado west of
Imperial on a short southeasterly segment. It turns east and stays due east until shortly before Imperial. It then goes into Imperial and meets
Nebraska Highway 61 (N-61). The two routes are paired together until they separate at the
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area. It goes in a generally southeasterly direction until it meets
US-34 west of
Culbertson.
Western Nebraska US-6 and US-34 continue east together through Culbertson and at
McCook, is briefly concurrent with
US-83. US-6/US-34 continue together in a northeasterly direction through
Cambridge, then turns due east and meets
US-283 in
Arapahoe. Near
Edison, it meets
US-136, which begins at its intersection with US-6/US-34. Further east, the two highways meet
N-4 and turns northeast toward
Holdrege. In Holdrege, US-6/US-34 meet
US-183. The highways continue on a northeasterly trajectory through
Minden until
Heartwell. At Heartwell, US-6/US-34 turns due east until
Hastings. In Hastings, US-6/US-34 meet
US-281 and US-34 separates to go with US-281 while US-6 continues eastward.
Eastern Nebraska US-6 continues on a due east highway from Hastings. Near
Sutton, the highway turns northeast to go through Sutton. It continues east, and, at
Fairmont, US-6 encounters
US-81. After passing through
Friend, US-6 meets
N-15, and the two highways overlap until shortly before
Milford. US-6 goes east, then north out of Milford, then US-6 turns east to go toward
Lincoln.
Lancaster County In Lincoln, US-6 comes into the city on West "O" Street, portions of which are divided highway. At Sun Valley Boulevard, it turns to go northeasterly. At North 10th Street, US-6 turns north-northwest and becomes North 11th Street, a divided highway. At Cornhusker Highway, US-6 turns east with a short urban connection to
I-180 on the west along Cornhusker. US-6 then follows Cornhusker Highway, which is a divided highway, northeast out of the city. At the eastern end of Cornhusker Highway (near
Waverly), US-6 meets
I-80.
Omaha From I-80, US-6 goes northeast through Waverly,
Greenwood, and
Ashland. East of Ashland, US-6 crosses the
Platte River. After that, US-6 meets
N-31 in
Gretna, where US-6 turns north with N-31 on a divided highway. US-6/N-31 meet
US-275 and
N-92 near the
Elkhorn neighborhood of Omaha, and they separate in Elkhorn itself at a freeway interchange which also has
Nebraska Link 28B, a connector to US-275. At this point, US-6 goes onto the freeway, the
West Dodge Expressway, and turns due east to go toward
Downtown Omaha. At 137th Street is the exit for
Boys Town. Between 120th and 108th streets, US-6 is an elevated freeway with separate viaducts for eastbound and westbound traffic. Shortly after this ends, US-6 meets
I-680. East of I-680, US-6 continues east as West Dodge Road and at Cass Street, turns briefly southeast where West Dodge Road ends, and follows
Dodge Street eastward. Before
North 30th Street, US-6 splits into
two one-way streets, with Dodge Street serving westbound traffic, and Douglas Street serving the eastbound. US-6 goes through downtown and then goes up onto
I-480, which is an elevated freeway around Downtown Omaha, and, shortly thereafter, crosses into Iowa via the Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge. ==History==