Nebraska Highway 85

Nebraska Highway 85 (N-85) was a highway in the Omaha Metro Area. It began at Nebraska Highway 370 in Papillion and ended at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 92 on the border of Omaha and Ralston. It was a four-lane highway for its entire length.

State Highway 85
Nebraska Highway 85 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	5.01 mi (8.06 km)
Existed	1960–2020
Major junctions
South end	N-370 in Papillion
North end	US 275 / N-92 in Omaha and Ralston
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Sarpy, Douglas
Highway system
Nebraska State Highway System Interstate US State Link Spur State Spurs Recreation
← N-84 → N-87

Route description

Nebraska Highway 85 in downtown Papillion

N-85 began at an intersection with N-370 in Papillion. In Papillion, the street was named Washington Street. At 6th Street in Papillion, N-85 became a divided highway, which it remained for the rest of its route. After passing Giles Road, it entered LaVista, and after passing Harrison Street, it entered Ralston. After its intersection with Madison Street, N-85 formed the west border of Ralston for most of the rest of the way, and with Omaha. At US 275 and N-92, which is L Street, the highway ended.

History

In 2019, a pedestrian was killed while trying to cross N-85 in Papillion. This led to the communities along N-85 to ask NDOT to transfer ownership of the highway to the communities. Transferring the highway would allow each community to make changes to the roadway without having to involve NDOT.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Sarpy	Papillion	0.00	0.00	N-370 (Strategic Air Command Memorial Highway) to I-80	Southern terminus; road continues as Washington Street
Douglas	Ralston–Omaha line	5.01	8.06	L Street (US 275 / N-92)	Northern terminus; road continues as 84th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

Template:Attached KML/Nebraska Highway 85

KML is from Wikidata

• The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100