Nebraska Highway 36 is a

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. Its western terminus is southwest of

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near Fremont, and its eastern terminus is at

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in Omaha.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 36 begins in far northwestern Douglas County west of a freeway intersection with

between

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and Fremont. After a brief northeasterly routing, it turns east into farmland, passes the

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and meets

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. It continues east from there and turns southeast towards Bennington. After passing through the northern edge of Bennington, it goes east, turns southeast briefly, and meets

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. It continues east, passes through the northern edge of Glenn Cunningham Lake and turns southeasterly. It becomes a four-lane divided highway as it enters increasing residential areas, passes under Interstate 680 and meets its end at

just south of that highway's intersection with I-680 in the

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neighborhood of Omaha. Within the city limits of Omaha, it is McKinley Avenue.

History

Prior to 1977, Nebraska Highway 36 extended east over the Mormon Bridge to connect with unsigned Iowa Highway 988. That year, Interstate 680 was designated to use the bridge.

Major intersections

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Transportation in Omaha, Nebraska Transportation in Douglas County, Nebraska