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North Platte was established in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. [6] It derives its name from the North Platte River. [7] [8]North Platte was the western terminus of the Union Pacific Railway from December 1866 until the next section to Ogallala was opened the following year. [9]
Bailey Yard is halfway between Denver and Omaha. [1] It covers a total expanse of 2,850 acres (4.45 sq mi; 11.5 km 2) and is over 8 miles (13 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide at its widest point; the facility is about 1,000 yards (910 m) wide on average.
The North Platte Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of North Platte. As of the 2000 census , the area had a population of 35,939, and a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 36,890.
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[8] [9] During a "Golden Link" ceremony, the last section of I-80 in Nebraska was completed when a brass connector was inserted in the roadway near Sidney on October 20, 1974. [3] [10] This was designed to emulate the golden spike ceremonially used to complete the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. [11]
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From its intersection with I-76 to Grand Island, I-80 lies in the valley of the South Platte River and the Platte River. The longest straight stretch of Interstate anywhere in the Interstate Highway System is the approximately 72 miles (116 km) of I-80 occurring between exit 318 in the Grand Island area and milemarker 390 near Lincoln .