U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south
U.S. Highway that extends in the
central United States
The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern and Western as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the U.S. Census' definition of the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions o ...
. The highway's northern terminus is in
Noyes, Minnesota
Noyes is an unincorporated community in St. Vincent Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. Located in the extreme northwestern corner of the state on the Canada–United States border, Noyes is the northern terminus of U.S. Highwa ...
, at the
Canadian
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border, where it once continued as
Manitoba Highway 75
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on the other side of the now-closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, A ...
(I-30) and
I-45
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
in
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, where it is known as
North Central Expressway
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Etymology
The word ''north'' i ...
.
US 75 was previously a cross-country route, from
Canada
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to the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
at
Galveston
Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Ga ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
, but the entire segment south of Dallas has been decommissioned in favor of I-45, a cutoff section of town-to-town surface road having become
Texas State Highway 75
State Highway 75 (SH 75) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas. It follows the former routing of U.S. Route 75 (US 75), which was supplanted by Interstate 45 south of Dallas, except in Dallas, where the former ...
.
Route description
Texas
The first
freeway
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in
Texas
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was a several-mile stretch of US 75 (now
I-45
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
)—The
Gulf Freeway
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
—opened to Houston traffic on October 1, 1948. The stretch of US 75 between
I-30 i30, I30, i-30 or I-30 may refer to:
*Interstate 30, an Interstate Highway in the southern United States
*, an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine during World War II
* (1940-1968), a Royal Australian Navy ''Tribal''-class destroyer
*I30, a 9000 serv ...
and the
Oklahoma state line has exits numbered consecutively from 1 to 75 (with occasional A and B designations), excluding 9-19. All other Texas freeways that have exit numbers are coordinated with mile markers.
US 75 and
Interstate 635 cross at the
High Five Interchange
The High Five Interchange is one of the first five-level stack interchanges built in Dallas, Texas. Located at the junction of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway ( Interstate 635, I-635) and the Central Expressway ( US Highway 75, US 7 ...
, a five level exchange in Dallas, Texas.
From
Denison north to the
Oklahoma border, US 75
runs concurrently with
US 69.
Oklahoma
US 75 remains concurrent to US 69 from the Texas border north to
Atoka. While US 69 continues to the northeast as a multilane highway, US 75 turns north to serve several small communities between Atoka and
Henryetta. Through travellers bypass this segment of US 75 via US 69 and the
Indian Nation Turnpike
The Indian Nation Turnpike, also designated State Highway 375 (SH-375), is a toll road in southeastern Oklahoma, United States, running between Hugo and Henryetta, Oklahoma, a distance of . It is the longest tollway in the state.
Route descrip ...
, where the speed limit is .
From Henryetta through
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
and on through
Bartlesville to the Kansas State Line, US 75 is once again a multilane highway.
In the early 1990s, some portions of US 75 in Oklahoma were slated to become part of the
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. T ...
. The 1991
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
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(ISTEA) states that "upon the request of the Oklahoma State highway agency, the Secretary shall designate the portion of United States Route 69 from the Oklahoma–Texas State line to
Checotah in the State of Oklahoma as a part of the Interstate System." This would have created an Interstate route from
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
south to the Texas line, including the portion of US 75 co-signed with US 69 south of Atoka. The legislation was unclear whether the route would enter Texas to connect with or become an extension of
I-45
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
. A current plan is to construct a new segment of the Oklahoma Turnpike along the US 69 corridor to bring it to corridor standards.
Kansas
A major north–south artery in
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
, US 75 enters the state at
Caney. It passes through
Independence
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and crosses
I-35 south of
Olivet at the
BETO Junction. From I-35 to Melvern Lake, US 75 is a
Super-2
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highway, with controlled access interchanges at Township Road,
K-278, and
K-31 southbound. From Melvern Lake to just north of Lyndon, US 75 and K-31 share a long concurrency. At
US 56 near
Scranton
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US 75 becomes a freeway. There is no direct access to the
Kansas Turnpike
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from US 75, but the highway joins with
I-470 Interstate 470 may refer to:
*Interstate 470 (Kansas), a loop around Topeka
*Interstate 470 (Missouri), a connection at Kansas City
* Interstate 470 (Ohio–West Virginia), a loop around Wheeling, West Virginia
*Three highways which are part of what ...
less than from I-470's interchange with the turnpike. US 75 and I-470 run together along the west side of
Topeka
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Uni ...
to
I-70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the c ...
. US 75 turns east along I-70 for about before exiting northbound as a freeway. This freeway segment runs to
Elmont, then becomes an expressway to
Holton. The remainder of US 75 in Kansas is two lanes. The highway exits the state north of
Sabetha.
There was a US 75 Alternate in Topeka. It was on Topeka Boulevard and was the route US 75 originally took through the city.
Nebraska
US 75 enters
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
south of
Dawson. From
Nebraska City
Nebraska City is a city in Nebraska, and the county seat of, Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,289.
The Nebraska State Legislature has credited Nebraska City as being the oldest incorporated ...
northward, it closely parallels the
Missouri River. A brief section that serves as a bypass for Nebraska City is an expressway called the
J. Sterling Morton Beltway. Nebraska City itself is served with Business Route US 75. US 75 and
US 34 overlap from
Union
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
to
Plattsmouth. North of Plattsmouth, US 75 becomes the Kennedy Freeway, serving as an arterial highway through
Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to:
Placenames
Australia
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales
Canada ...
and the
South Omaha South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth, due to the rapid development of the Union S ...
neighborhood of
Omaha. It follows
I-480 Interstate 480 may refer to:
*Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa), a loop through Omaha, Nebraska into Council Bluffs, Iowa
* Interstate 480 (Ohio), a loop through Cleveland, Ohio
*Interstate 480 (California), the former Embarcadero Freeway in San Fran ...
briefly through central Omaha before branching off as the
North Omaha Freeway
U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for from Dallas, Texas to Kittson County, Minnesota where it ends just short of the Canada–United States border. Within the State of Nebraska it is a sta ...
. From
I-680 northward to
Nashville ( south of
Fort Calhoun) US 75 is an expressway. North of Nashville it becomes a two-lane road again. It is briefly concurrent with
US 30 in
Blair. It joins with
US 77 at
Winnebago. The two highways run together until their junction with
I-129 and
US 20 at
South Sioux City. US 75 follows I-129 and US 20 towards the Missouri River and Iowa.
Iowa
US 75 is a major north–south artery in the northwestern corner of
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
. It enters the state by a Missouri River crossing at
Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
concurrent with
I-129 and
US 20. US 75 and US 20 run together on a freeway bypass around the southeast side of Sioux City before US 20 turns east at Gordon Drive. US 75 continues as a freeway to the
Woodbury–
Plymouth county line, where it becomes an expressway. This expressway becomes a freeway bypass of
Le Mars
Le Mars is the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area.
Histo ...
. North of Le Mars, US 75 exits off the freeway bypass, which continues on as
Iowa Highway 60
Iowa Highway 60 (Iowa 60) is a north–south state highway in northwest Iowa. The highway runs at a southwest-to-northeast angle. The southern end of Iowa Highway 60 is near Le Mars at a freeway interchange with U.S. Highway 75 and U.S. H ...
, and turns north. US 75 continues as a two-lane, undivided highway passing through
Sioux Center and
Rock Rapids before leaving the state north of
Iowa Highway 9
Iowa Highway 9 is the most northern of Iowa's east–west highways, traversing the entire northern tier of counties. It runs from the eastern terminus of South Dakota Highway 42 at the South Dakota border east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota near ...
.
The segment from the Missouri River to LeMars is part of a larger expressway project that will eventually provide a direct connection between Sioux City and the
Twin Cities
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region in Minnesota.
Minnesota
In
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, US 75 stays very close to the state's western border. It passes through few large towns. US 75 enters Minnesota south of
Luverne near
Ash Creek and
Steen, and passes through
Pipestone,
Canby Canby may refer to:
People
* Canby (surname)
Places
;In the United States
* Canby, California
* Canby, Iowa
* Canby, Minnesota
* Canby, Oregon
* Canby Creek, a stream in Minnesota
* Canby Mountains, Oregon
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, and
Breckenridge. It is the main north–south route through
Moorhead. North of Moorhead, the route turns northeast to pass through
Crookston (east of
Grand Forks, North Dakota), then turns northwest towards the
Red River of the North
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. US 75 does not cross the Red River, ending instead at the Canadian border at the unincorporated community of
Noyes. It is not legally possible to cross the border at Noyes as the
Noyes–Emerson East Border Crossing
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closed in July 2006 (however, since there is no security, it is possible to illegally bypass the old crossing into
Emerson). Border traffic is instead directed to the
nearby crossing in
Pembina, North Dakota
Pembina () is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census. Pembina is located south of the Canada–US border. Interstate 29 passes on the west side of Pembina, leading north to the Canadaâ ...
, (via
MN 171,
ND 59 and
I-29
Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...
).
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previously continued on the other side of the Noyes border crossing, but has since been rerouted to the Pembina crossing.
All of US 75 in Minnesota is officially designated the ''Historic King of Trails'', sponsored by the towns along the route. The ''King of Trails'' was in fact the historic Auto Trail name for this road before the trunk highway system was commissioned in 1920.
Legally, the Minnesota section of US 75 is defined as Routes 6 and 175 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(106).
History
Texas
In the initial assignment of state highways in 1917,
Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston were connected by a branch of
SH 2 (SH 2, the
Meridian Highway
Meridian Highway was a United States auto trail in the early twentieth century. It roughly followed the path of present-day U.S. Route 81 from Pembina, North Dakota to Fort Worth, Texas, and Interstate 35 from Fort Worth to Laredo, Texas.
Histo ...
), which ran via
Waco
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
and
Bryan and continued on to
Galveston
Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Ga ...
. The more direct route followed by US 75 was not initially part of the system between
Richland (connected to Dallas by
SH 14) and
Huntsville (connected to Houston by
SH 19). This Richland–Huntsville cutoff was added by 1919 as State Highway 32, and US 75 was assigned to the alignment, as well as
SH 6 north of Dallas, in 1926.
The branch of SH 2, which US 75 followed between Houston and Galveston, eventually became part of SH 6, and these numbers were dropped in the
1939 renumbering.
Prior to the coming of the
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. T ...
in the late 1950s, the only improvements to US 75 in Texas beyond building a two-lane paved roadway were in the Houston and Dallas areas. The highways in and near these cities included some of the first
freeway
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s in the state, however: the Gulf Freeway (Houston) and the
Central Expressway (Dallas). When
Interstate 45
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
was built in the 1960s, its alignment bypassed many of the towns and built-up areas between downtown Dallas and Houston. The bypassed routes retained the US 75 designation until the designation was truncated to downtown Dallas in 1987. Many of the original alignments continue to exist under other designations.
In Dallas, the route followed what is now the
Good Latimer Expressway
The Good-Latimer Expressway is a street in the central part of Dallas, in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It begins in south Dallas as an exit off U.S. Highway 175 (US 175) at that highway's western terminus at Interstate 45 ...
(formerly
Spur 559) southeast, out of downtown, along
US 175 and south along
SH 310.
Near
Ferris,
Trumbull,
Palmer
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People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...
,
Ennis, and
Corsicana I-45 veers east to avoid the more populated areas. The old US 75 alignments through these towns, decommissioned in 1987, now carry the following designations:
*
Interstate 45 Business (originally
Loop 560) through
Ferris
*
Loop 561 through
Trumbull
*
Interstate 45 Business through
Palmer
Palmer may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land
* Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...
(originally
Loop 562)
*
Spur 469,
Interstate 45 Business (originally
U.S. Highway 287 and
Spur 563) through
Ennis
*
Interstate 45 Business (originally
Loop 564) through
Corsicana
Through
Streetman,
Fairfield,
Buffalo,
Centerville,
Madisonville,
Huntsville,
New Waverly,
Willis, and
Conroe, US 75 followed what is now
SH 75.
In Galveston, the alignment of
SH 87 from 20th Street to the southern terminus of I-45 was also part of US 75 until its 1987 truncation.
In other cases alignments were bypassed while US 75 remained in existence; they now carry the following designations:
*
SH 3 through
La Marque,
Dickinson,
League City
League City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Galveston County, within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 112,129.
The city of League City has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris ...
,
South Houston and
Houston
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, bypassed 1952
*
SH 5 from north of
Dallas
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via
Plano,
McKinney
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas.
The U.S. Census Bureau lis ...
,
Anna
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* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...
and
Van Alstyne to
Howe
Howe may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Howe (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788–1845), Irish peer and colonial governor
Titles
* Earl Howe, two titles, an ext ...
, bypassed 1959-1967
*
SH 91 from
Sherman to
Denison, bypassed 1984
*
Spur 503
Spur 503, also known locally as Eisenhower Parkway is state highway spur route in southern Denison, Texas. The highway is a limited access freeway from US 75 to SH 91. The rest of the route is a surface street to its terminus at US 69. The en ...
and
U.S. Highway 69 around downtown
Denison to near
Oklahoma
**
SH 91 through downtown
Denison, bypassed 1957
Oklahoma
The main line of US 75 between
Okmulgee and
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
, known locally as the "Okmulgee Beeline", is a modern four-lane highway. The prior route continues to exist, beginning with North Oklahoma Avenue in Okmulgee and becoming Old Highway 75 to the town of
Beggs, Oklahoma
Beggs is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2010 census. Beggs was named for C.H. Beggs, vice president of the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway.
History
Starting as a Frisco railroad s ...
. The part of the original route from Beggs north to the city of
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census. The population as of 2022 is 22,205. As of 2019, the estimated popula ...
was re-designated, together with a connecting segment along SH 16 between new US 75 and Beggs, as
Alternate US 75, also signed as US 75A or SH 75A. Historically, the old US 75 met
US 66 (now
SH 66) in Sapulpa, and the routes were co-signed into Tulsa.
Nebraska
Development of US 75 in
North Omaha
North Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. It is bordered by Cuming and Dodge Streets on the south, Interstate 680 on the north, North 72nd Street on the west and the Missouri River and Carter Lake, Iowa on the ...
was the source of much contention in when it was constructed. One state agency reports, "Construction of the
North Omaha Freeway
U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for from Dallas, Texas to Kittson County, Minnesota where it ends just short of the Canada–United States border. Within the State of Nebraska it is a sta ...
, coupled with social unrest in the 1970s, greatly impacted the North Omaha area. One neighborhood experienced a 30 percent housing loss and major increase in crime."
Further, the City of Omaha refused to complete upgrades to the freeway, eliminating the possibility of achieving the
I-580 designation planned for it.
Nebraska–Iowa
From when the route was created in 1926 until 1984, US 75 left Nebraska in Omaha, crossing over the Missouri River into
Council Bluffs, Iowa over the
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
The Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge was a Whipple through truss bridge that was the first road bridge to cross the Missouri River connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was replaced in 1966 by the Interstate 480 (Nebraska-Iowa), Interstate 480 ...
before 1966, and the
I-480 Bridge from 1966 until 1984. US 75 then followed an alignment that went through western Iowa between Council Bluffs and
Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
. After
I-29
Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...
was built, US 75 was eventually moved onto I-29. In 1984, US 75 was rerouted into Nebraska to replace most of
US 73. Previously, US 73 was concurrent with US 75 between
Dawson, Nebraska and Omaha, and occupied the current segment of US 75 between Omaha and Winnebago.
Major intersections
;Texas
: in
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
: in Dallas, at the
High Five Interchange
The High Five Interchange is one of the first five-level stack interchanges built in Dallas, Texas. Located at the junction of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway ( Interstate 635, I-635) and the Central Expressway ( US Highway 75, US 7 ...
: in
Richardson
: in
McKinney
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas.
The U.S. Census Bureau lis ...
: in McKinney
: in
Sherman
: in
Denison. The highways travel concurrently to
Atoka, Oklahoma
Atoka is a city in and the county seat of Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,107 at the 2010 census, an increase of 4.0 percent from the figure of 2,988 in 2000.
The city was settled by the Choctaw and named in 1867 by ...
.
;Oklahoma
: in
Durant
: east of
Calvin Calvin may refer to:
Names
* Calvin (given name)
** Particularly Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
* Calvin (surname)
** Particularly John Calvin, theologian
Places
In the United States
* Calvin, Arkansas, a hamlet
* Calvi ...
. The highways travel concurrently to
Horntown.
: northeast of
Clearview. I-40/US 75 travels concurrently to
Henryetta. US 62/US 75 travels concurrently to
Okmulgee.
: in Henryetta
: in
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
: in Tulsa. The highways travel concurrently through Tulsa.
: in Tulsa. I-444/US 64/US 75 travels concurrently through Tulsa.
: in Tulsa
: in
Bartlesville. The highways travel concurrently through Bartlesville.
;Kansas
: north of
Caney. The highways travel concurrently for approximately .
: west of
Independence
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Independence.
: north-northeast of
Sycamore
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry".
Species of trees known as sycamore:
* ''Acer pseudoplata ...
. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of
Neodesha.
: in
Yates Center
: south-southeast of
Olivet
: south-southeast of
Carbondale
: in
Topeka
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Uni ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Topeka.
: in Topeka. I-70/US 40/US 75 travels concurrently through Topeka.
: in Topeka
: west of
Fairview
;Nebraska
: north of
Dawson
: in
Auburn
: east of
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
. The highways travel concurrently to
La Platte.
: in
Omaha
: in Omaha. I-480/US 75 travels concurrently through Omaha.
: in Omaha. Access Ramps on 28th and 29th Street lead to the parallel one way streets on US-6.
: in Omaha
: in
Blair. The highways travel concurrently through Blair.
: in
Winnebago. The highways travel concurrently to
South Sioux City.
: in South Sioux City. I-129/US 75 travels concurrently to
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
. US 20, US 75 travels concurrently to east of Sioux City, Iowa.
;Iowa
: west of
Hull. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of Hull.
;Minnesota
: in
Luverne
: in
Lake Benton. The highways travel concurrently through Lake Benton.
: south of
Madison
: in
Ortonville
: in
Moorhead
: in Moorhead. The highways travel concurrently through Moorhead.
: north-northwest of
Crookston. The highways travel concurrently to north of Crookston.
: in
St. Vincent. Exit to Canada via
Interstate 29
Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with I-35 and I-70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba ...
. The highway is a dead-end at
Noyes.
See also
Special routes
*
U.S. Route 75 Alternate in northeast
Oklahoma
*
U.S. Route 75 Business in
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
*
U.S. Route 75 Business in
Le Mars, Iowa
Le Mars is the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area.
Histo ...
Related routes
*
U.S. Route 175
*
U.S. Route 275
References
External links
Endpoints of US highway 75- at usends.com
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United States Numbered Highway System
U.S. Highways in Minnesota
Transportation in Omaha, Nebraska
1926 establishments in the United States