Abbott Drive
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Abbott Drive is a roadway in Omaha, Nebraska
, and Carter Lake, Iowa
. It is the easternmost link in Omaha's Park and Boulevard System that connects the eastern edge of Creighton University
and North Downtown Omaha or NoDo
to Carter Lake, Iowa
, Eppley Airfield
to John J Pershing Drive on the east end of Florence, Nebraska
. Considered "Omaha's gateway", the drive includes a distinctive "string of pearls" lighting feature.
In Carter Lake, the 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) Iowa Highway 165 (Iowa 165) is the shortest state highway in Iowa and second-shortest overall. Only the Iowa portion of Interstate 129
is shorter at 0.27 mile (0.4345218 km). It is totally within the town of Carter Lake, Iowa
and is the only Iowa highway west of the Missouri River.
's Abbott Drive which passes through Carter Lake, Iowa
. The route is fully signed; complete with Iowa welcome and Adopt-a-Highway signs on both ends. Abbott Drive in Omaha is not a state highway, so it does not have any state line signage. Abbott Drive, in Iowa and in Nebraska, is included in the Federal Highway Administration
's National Highway System
.
. The Arthur C. Storz Expressway branches westward, and approximately .5 miles later the divided roadway ends. At North 9th Street the road becomes John J. Pershing Drive.
where the Union Pacific Railroad Omaha Shops Facility
is with Eppley Airfield in East Omaha. One of the Kountze
descendants built businesses along the drive in the 1970s, including the Easy Parking Company, which was one of the first parking companies in the United States. It moved from its early offices at the Omaha Grain Exchange and built Abbott Drive at Locust Street near Eppley Airfield
in 1974. The Freedom Park is located just off Abbott.
After Eppley Airfield was built in the river bottoms to the east of Carter Lake, the shortest route from downtown Omaha to the airport was Abbott Drive which was routed through Carter Lake. Carter Lake initially maintained its section as a municipal road. In 1957, when plans were made to upgrade to a jet port, the Iowa Department of Transportation took over the road.
and the operational headquarters of the Gallup Organization along Abbott Drive. An extensive revitalization process led to the installation of the "string of pearls" lighting, along with other improvements. This was funded by the Peter Kiewit Foundation.
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|Cuming Street / North 10th Street
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|Nebraska/Iowa border, south end of Iowa 165 overlap
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|0.410
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|Nebraska/Iowa border, north end of Iowa 165 overlap
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|rowspan=4|Nebraska
|rowspan=4|Douglas
|rowspan=4|Omaha
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|East Locust Street
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|East Fort Street
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|Arthur C. Storz Expressway
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|4.7
|John J. Pershing Drive / North 9th Street
|Northern terminus
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, and Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carter Lake is located at ....
. It is the easternmost link in Omaha's Park and Boulevard System that connects the eastern edge of Creighton University
Creighton University
Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
and North Downtown Omaha or NoDo
Nodo
Nodo may refer to:*NASA Orbital Debris Observatory, a telescope and astronomical survey operated by NASA from 1995 to 2002*NoDo, an area of downtown Omaha, Nebraska*No-Do, late 20th century Spanish newsreels*NoDo, the first update to Windows Phone 7...
to Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carter Lake is located at ....
, Eppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield is a medium hub primary airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is the largest airport in the state of Nebraska...
to John J Pershing Drive on the east end of Florence, Nebraska
Florence, Nebraska
Florence is a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska on the city's north end and originally one of the oldest cities in Nebraska. It was incorporated by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature on March 10, 1857. The site of Winter Quarters for Mormon migrants traveling west, it has the oldest cemetery for...
. Considered "Omaha's gateway", the drive includes a distinctive "string of pearls" lighting feature.
In Carter Lake, the 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) Iowa Highway 165 (Iowa 165) is the shortest state highway in Iowa and second-shortest overall. Only the Iowa portion of Interstate 129
Interstate 129
Interstate 129 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway which connects South Sioux City to Interstate 29 in Sioux City, Iowa. Opened in 1976, I-129 is a long route, running in Nebraska. At , Interstate 129 is the shortest highway in the state of Iowa...
is shorter at 0.27 mile (0.4345218 km). It is totally within the town of Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carter Lake is located at ....
and is the only Iowa highway west of the Missouri River.
Carter Lake, Iowa
Iowa 165 is the 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) section of OmahaOmaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
's Abbott Drive which passes through Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carter Lake is located at ....
. The route is fully signed; complete with Iowa welcome and Adopt-a-Highway signs on both ends. Abbott Drive in Omaha is not a state highway, so it does not have any state line signage. Abbott Drive, in Iowa and in Nebraska, is included in the Federal Highway Administration
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program...
's National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
The National Highway System is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities.Individual states...
.
Omaha, Nebraska
Abbott Drive continues north as an unmarked divided boulevard north from Avenue G, which is the Iowa-Nebraska state line. It wraps around Carter Lake and borders Eppley AirfieldEppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield is a medium hub primary airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is the largest airport in the state of Nebraska...
. The Arthur C. Storz Expressway branches westward, and approximately .5 miles later the divided roadway ends. At North 9th Street the road becomes John J. Pershing Drive.
History
Abbott Drive was built in the 1950s, connecting the area of downtown OmahaDowntown Omaha
Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, and is located in Omaha, Nebraska. The boundaries are 20th Street on the west to the Missouri River on the east and the centerline of Leavenworth Street on the south to the centerline...
where the Union Pacific Railroad Omaha Shops Facility
Union Pacific Railroad Omaha Shops Facility
The Union Pacific Railroad Omaha Shops Facility was a shop for the trains of the Union Pacific located at North 9th and Webster in Downtown Omaha. With the first locomotives arriving in 1865, it took until the 1950s for the facility to become the major overhaul and maintenance facility for the...
is with Eppley Airfield in East Omaha. One of the Kountze
Herman Kountze
Herman Kountze was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska in the late 19th century. After organizing the Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857 as the second bank in Omaha, Herman and his brothers Augustus, Charles and Luther changed the charter in 1863, opening the First National...
descendants built businesses along the drive in the 1970s, including the Easy Parking Company, which was one of the first parking companies in the United States. It moved from its early offices at the Omaha Grain Exchange and built Abbott Drive at Locust Street near Eppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield
Eppley Airfield is a medium hub primary airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is the largest airport in the state of Nebraska...
in 1974. The Freedom Park is located just off Abbott.
After Eppley Airfield was built in the river bottoms to the east of Carter Lake, the shortest route from downtown Omaha to the airport was Abbott Drive which was routed through Carter Lake. Carter Lake initially maintained its section as a municipal road. In 1957, when plans were made to upgrade to a jet port, the Iowa Department of Transportation took over the road.
Redevelopment
In the late 1990s and early 2000s a redevelopment project situated Omaha's new Qwest Convention CenterQwest Center Omaha
CenturyLink Center is an arena and convention center facility in the North Downtown neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1.1 million ft² facility has an 18,300-seat arena, a 194,000-ft² exhibition hall and 62,000 ft² of meeting space....
and the operational headquarters of the Gallup Organization along Abbott Drive. An extensive revitalization process led to the installation of the "string of pearls" lighting, along with other improvements. This was funded by the Peter Kiewit Foundation.
Major intersections
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!State
!County
!Location
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!Roads intersected
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|Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
|Douglas
Douglas County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 463,585 people, 182,194 households, and 115,146 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,401 people per square mile . There were 192,672 housing units at an average density of 582 per square mile...
|Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
|0.0
|Cuming Street / North 10th Street
|Southern terminus
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|rowspan=2|Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
|rowspan=2|Pottawattamie
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pottawattamie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 93,158 in the 2010 census, an increase from 87,704 in the 2000 census and is the second largest county by area in Iowa. The Pottawattamie county seat is located at Council Bluffs. It is one of three Iowa...
|rowspan=2|Carter Lake
Carter Lake, Iowa
Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carter Lake is located at ....
|0.000
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|Nebraska/Iowa border, south end of Iowa 165 overlap
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|0.410
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|Nebraska/Iowa border, north end of Iowa 165 overlap
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|rowspan=4|Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
|rowspan=4|Douglas
Douglas County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 463,585 people, 182,194 households, and 115,146 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,401 people per square mile . There were 192,672 housing units at an average density of 582 per square mile...
|rowspan=4|Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
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|East Locust Street
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|East Fort Street
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|Arthur C. Storz Expressway
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|4.7
|John J. Pershing Drive / North 9th Street
|Northern terminus