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Public Use - Bicycle & Pedestrian
Facilities:
This
category provides facilities for bicyclists or pedestrians
in conjunction with new roadway projects, or as improvements
to existing roadways. The goal of these projects is to
displace automotive traffic and more safely accommodate
bicyclists and pedestrians. |
| Lake
Babcock:
Located in
Columbus, Nebraska (pop.: 20,877), the bikeway begins in
Girl Scout Park north of where the Loup Canal enters Lake
Babcock near the intersection of 48th Avenue & Lakeview
Road. It proceeds through the Lake Babcock recreational area
south of Lakeview High School.
Leaving
that area at the east gate, the bikeway then follows the
berm on the north edge of Lake Babcock and connects with the
Lake North Camping area, terminating at a parking area, near
the corner of Lakeview Road and 18th Avenue. Lake Babcock
Trail built in 2000 and offers the community a shady and
scenic route for walking, rollerblading, running, and
cycling. |
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Cowboy Trail:
Rapidly
gaining national attention is the Cowboy Trail, a 320-mile
section of abandoned Chicago and Northwestern line between
Norfolk and Chadron, Nebraska. When complete, this trail
will be the longest rail to trail conversion in America and
pass through some of Nebraska’s most scenic countryside.
Much of the
corridor is located in the Sand Hills region of the state -
the largest contiguous grass-covered sand dunes in the
western hemisphere. The largest segment of the trail is 75
miles between Norfolk to O'Neill. Other smaller segments of
the trail include Basset to Ainsworth -16 miles, and
Valentine East to Arabia Ranch Road - 18 miles. Currently, a
12.5 mile segment from Stuart to a point four miles
southeast of Atkinson is under construction. |
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The Valentine Bridge is 1250 feet in length and 150-feet
high (deck to water). It is the highest and longest bridge
in the state. The Niobrara River is a nationally designated
Scenic River. |
| Elkhorn
Trail:
The Elkhorn Trail follows along Center Street
starting at its intersection with Maple Street, extends
southeasterly toward Elkhorn, Nebraska (pop.: 6,062), and
ends at approximately Greeley Street. The trail spurs off at
Center and Glenn Streets, extending east along Glenn to
Hillcrest Street, to the joint parking lots of the Elkhorn
Middle School, Westridge Elementary School and the Elkhorn
Municipal Swimming Pool.
The Trail is
on the historic Old Lincoln Highway system and parallels the
east side of Ta Ha Zouka Park. It provides a safe route for
pedestrians and cyclists to travel throughout the community. |
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Historical Preservation:
This
category includes restoration and rehabilitation of historic
transportation buildings, including historic railroad
facilities. All projects completed involve buildings listed
or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places. Included are bridges, train depots, bus stations,
and other transportation buildings rehabilitated for use in
their original capacity or in an adaptive transportation
reuse. |
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Fairbury Depot:
The
former Rock Island Depot in Fairbury, Nebraska (pop.: 4,335)
is located on its original site, but was in a state of
serious deterioration prior to the undertaking of this
project. The Depot was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places in June, 1996.
Phase 1
renovation was completed in 1997 and involved a complete
retrofit of the Spanish-style clay tile roof. Phase 2 funds
for major restoration of the historic depot were awarded in
1999 and construction was complete in 2002. The Depot now
serves as a transportation museum and community center for
the City of Fairbury. |
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| Grand
Island Depot:
The Grand
Island Burlington Depot located in Grand Island, Nebraska
(pop.: 42,490) was in danger of demolition in 1998. The Hall
County Historical Society was awarded funding in March, 1999
to renovate the historic depot. Exterior renovation included
relaying the brick paver platform, site lighting, fencing,
re-roofing, and window replacement. Interior renovation
included mechanical, plumbing, and electrical updates,
repair to plaster walls, repair to floors, installation of
new doors, insulating attic spaces, and installing ADA
compliant restrooms.
The Depot
renovation was complete in April, 2002. Currently, the north
end of the depot operates as a satellite police station and
includes a historic transportation display area. The south
end is utilized as community meeting space. |
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| Nebraska
City Depot:
This project was completed
in 2002 and consisted of renovation of the historic
Burlington Northern Depot in Nebraska City, Nebraska (pop.:
6,457). Renovation work included replacement of the center
flat roof, scuppers, downspouts, exterior soffit, and
tuck-pointing of deteriorated mortar joints on exterior
facades.
The
existing brick platform around the Depot received a 12’ x
100’ brick platform addition constructed for use as a
trolley stop. In the 20’ x 30’ front room of the historic
depot, a trolley station and visitor’s center was developed
to contain information about the depot and other tourism
sites of interest in Nebraska City. |
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| Wahoo
Depot:
The Wahoo Burlington Depot located in Wahoo,
Nebraska (pop.: 3,912) was originally built in 1886, one
year before the railroad’s tracks were completed. The Depot
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Enhancement
funding was used for stabilization of the building,
repairing and repainting damaged siding, re-roofing,
repairing exterior windows, and upgrading the electrical
system to address life safety issues. The Depot now stands
among other historic buildings at the Saunders County
Museum. |
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| Lincoln
Highway Resurfacing:
Douglas
County was awarded $443,097 in Transportation Enhancement
funds in December, 2002 for restoration of brick surfacing
on the historic Lincoln Highway near Elkhorn, Nebraska
(pop.: 8,040). The purpose of the project was to restore
deteriorated portions of an original three-mile segment of
the Lincoln Highway--the nation's first transcontinental
road established between 1913 and 1928.
Constructed
in 1920, this three-mile segment of original brick highway
is believed to be the only existing rural brick segment of
the highway in Nebraska. A one-mile portion of this road
between 180th and 192nd Street has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. |
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Scenic or Historic Byways:
This category includes projects that enhance the historic or
scenic attributes of Nebraska's regions and communities.
Specific examples of projects include tourist and welcome
center facilities and the planting
of all types of landscaping material. |
| Ogallala:
Enhancement funds were used to convert a former Standard Oil
Company service station into the Western Trails Scenic Byway
Interpretive Center. The property is located in the heart of
Ogallala’s central business district on Nebraska’s first
officially designated scenic byway - U.S. Highway #26 /
Nebraska #92 (known as the Western Trails Scenic and
Historic Byway). Constructed circa 1920, the one-story brick
building was the first commercial gas station constructed in
Ogallala (pop.: 5,095). The scope of the work included
converting the historic station into a Visitor Center, Main
Street program office, public meeting room and public rest
room facility. These buildings will be surrounded by a park
with landscaping, benches and replica gas pumps. |
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| Scottsbluff:
This
program makes planning and funding assistance available to
improve the scenic quality of Nebraska’s transportation
corridors. Over $5.8 million enhancement dollars have been
allocated to the program which is administered with
assistance from the UNL-Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska
Statewide Arboretum. |
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