Summary
This is a list of streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1854, today Omaha's population is over 400,000, making it the nation's 40th-largest city in the United States. There are more than 1.2 million residents within a 50-mile (80-km) radius of the city's center, forming the Greater Omaha area. Streets are used primarily for automobile traffic, including public buses. An increasing number of bike lanes are being dedicated on streets throughout the city, as well.[1]
History edit
The original 1865 plat of the city contained 22 streets.[2] In 1880 only a quarter mile of Omaha's estimated 118 miles (190 km) of streets were paved. In 1883 Andrew Rosewater, brother of newspaper owner Edward Rosewater, became city engineer and began an ambitious project to modernize city streets. By 1886 the city had 44 miles (71 km) of paved streets, including asphaltum, Colorado sandstone, Sioux Falls granite and wooden blocks.[3]
In 1889 Horace W.S. Cleveland proposed that the city of Omaha develop a series of "broad ornamental avenues, known as boulevards or parkways" designed "with a tasteful arrangement of trees and shrubbery at the sides and in the center", similar to the comprehensive plans of European cities in the mid-19th century. His plan was accepted by the city's Parks Commission, resulting in the construction of Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard in 1892, and dozens of other boulevards in the through to the present.[4] Today, Fontenelle and Lincoln boulevards are among the many remnants of the early plan; Sorensen Parkway is a modern version of the historical plan. Saddle Creek Boulevard, currently known as Saddle Creek Road, which was originally the westernmost boulevard in the system.[5]
List edit
| Main streets in Omaha alphabetical order | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Constructed | Notes | |||
| Ames Avenue | Starts at 72nd Street and goes east until it turns into Commercial Avenue. | ||||
| Aksarben Drive | |||||
| Bennington Road | Goes east through Bennington, Nebraska and becomes NE-36 when it connects to Pawnee Road and goes east to 72nd Street, where it then turns south as McKinley Street. | ||||
| Blondo Street | Starts as Blondo Parkway and goes east. | ||||
| Blair High Road | Starts south of Blair, and splits into 204th Street, eventually going south and turns into Military Avenue. | ||||
| Burt Street | |||||
| California Street | |||||
| Cass Street | West Dodge Road splits into Cass Street and the southeast bound West Dodge Road. | ||||
| Center Street | Starts at 67th Street passing through Aksarben Village, then goes east towards Hanscom Park. | ||||
| Commercial Avenue | Starts at Ames Avenue and goes south until it hits 16th Street. | ||||
| Crown Point Avenue | Branches off of Blair High Road and goes east until it hits Hartman Avenue. | ||||
| Cuming Street | NE-64 after the splitting of the NW Radial Highway. | ||||
| Curtis Avenue | Starts at the intersection of 52nd Street and the Sorenson Parkway and goes west to 30th Street at Miller Park. | ||||
| Dodge Street | From 1856 to present | Connects from the Missouri River to 240th Street, serving as the main north/south boundary in the city | |||
| Douglas Street | Dodge Street splits into two streets that are Route 6, Dodge and Douglas. | ||||
| Dunlop Avenue | The main street of Omaha's Frenchtown. | ||||
| Ed Creighton Avenue | Starts at 32nd Avenue and ends when it hits the Interstate 480. | ||||
| F Street | |||||
| Farnam Street | Originally the main street of Omaha, it branches off of Dodge Street and goes east until it hits Eighth Street. | ||||
| Florence Boulevard | A boulevard that starts at 20th Street and goes north to the southern part of the Florence Neighborhood until it hits John J Pershing Drive. | ||||
| Fontenelle Boulevard | |||||
| Fort Street | Named for Fort Omaha, goes into Iowa and is a northern street. | ||||
| Grover Street | |||||
| Harrison Street | Border street between Douglas and Sarpy Counties. The most southern main street in Omaha. | ||||
| Harney Street | Named for William S. Harney.[6] | ||||
| Hartman Avenue | Starts at 72nd Street and connects to Crown Point Avenue, and goes east, ending at 42nd Street at Redman Circle. | ||||
| Happy Hollow Boulevard | Boulevard that starts at the NW Radial Highway and turns south onto Underwood Avenue, then goes south to Dodge and Farnam Streets, eventually turning into 57th Street when it hits Leavenworth Street. | ||||
| John A. Creighton Boulevard | |||||
| I Street | |||||
| Industrial Rd. | Route 275. Goes from West Center Rd. to L Street. Turns Route 275 from West Center Rd. to L Street. | ||||
| L Street | Route 275 and NE-92. | ||||
| Leavenworth St. | Starts at 60th Street and goes east until it stops at Sixth Street. | ||||
| Lincoln Boulevard | |||||
| Lincoln Highway | Longest segment of the original Lincoln Highway. | ||||
| Locust Street (Omaha) | Goes through Iowa as East Locust Street and loops around Eppley Airport as Lindbergh Plaza. | ||||
| Maple Street | Route 64 until taken over by Military Avenue. | ||||
| Martha Street | Starts at Tenth Street and goes west until hitting Interstate 480 and turns into Ed Creighton Avenue. | ||||
| Martin Avenue | Starts in the Florence Neighborhood and does southwest, turning into North 36th Avenue when it hits Redick Avenue, and Fontenelle Boulevard when it hits Curtis Avenue. | ||||
| McKinley Street | Named for President William McKinley, it is NE-36 and goes southeast from 72nd Street to 30th Avenue, turning into Dick Collins Road. | ||||
| Missouri Avenue | Route 275 and NE-92. Splits from L Street at around 21st Street, and goes across the Missouri River as the South Omaha Bridge. | ||||
| Navarro Avenue | Also known as the Navarro Freeway. Runs from South 204th Street to South 32nd Avenue. | ||||
| Nicholas Street | |||||
| North 24th Street | |||||
| North 30th Street | |||||
| Pacific Street | Starts at Skyline Drive and goes east until it hits 60th Street. | ||||
| Pawnee Road | NE-36, and goes east until it hit Bennington Road on a southbound course. | ||||
| Q Street | One of the most southern streets in Omaha, eventually becoming West Q Rd. | ||||
| Regency Parkway Drive | Starts at California Street and goes south until it hits Pacific Street, then becoming 103rd Street. | ||||
| Saddle Creek Road | Starts at Hickory Street and runs north going, under Dodge Street in the Saddle Creek Underpass, then merges with the NW Radial Highway. | ||||
| Saint Mary's Avenue | Starts at Howard Street and goes southwest until it hits Leavenworth Street. | ||||
| Sorensen Parkway | 90th Street tuns east to create the Sorenson Parkway. | ||||
| South 10th Street | |||||
| South 24th Street | |||||
| State Street | Northernmost Main Street in Omaha, going through northwest and Florence in Omaha. | ||||
| Stony Brook Boulevard | Starts at 156th Street and goes through the Stonybrook Neighborhood until it turns into 142nd Street. | ||||
| Underwood Avenue | Branches off of Cass Street and becomes the main street of Dundee until it turns into California Street. | ||||
| Vinton Street | Starts at 11th Street and turns south. | ||||
| West Center Road | Route 275 until it hits Industrial Rd. | ||||
| West Dodge Road | |||||
| West Maple Road | |||||
| Western Avenue | |||||
| Woolworth Avenue | Starts at 48th Street and goes east to Columbus Park. | ||||
| Wilson Avenue | Runs of 228th Street south of West Dodge Road. | ||||
| Young Street | |||||
| 72nd Street | Serves as the main east/west boundary in the city | ||||
| 84th Street | |||||
| 90th Street | |||||
| 120th Street | |||||
| 132nd Street | |||||
| 138th Street | |||||
| 144th Street | Main Street of Millard. | ||||
| 150th Street | |||||
| 156th Street | |||||
| 168th Street | |||||
| 180th Street | |||||
| 192nd Street | |||||
| 204th Street | Main Street of Elkhorn | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Colman, Z. (August 15, 2010) "City becomes more bike friendly" Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today, Omaha World Herald. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Newton, M.B. (1891) Anecdotes of Omaha, Festner Printing Co. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Larsen, L.H. and Cottrell, B.J. (1997) The Gate City: A history of Omaha. University of Nebraska Press. p 106".
- ^ "Omaha's Suburban Park Plan". City of Omaha. p 63. Retrieved 9/15/07.
- ^ "Highway Bridges in Nebraska 1870 - 1942" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. May 6, 1984. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Photos: Omaha streets and how they got their names". Omaha World Herald. May 1, 2019. Retrieved 25 Jun 2021.
External links edit
- City of Omaha Planning Department. (1992) Omaha's Historic Park and Boulevard System.