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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 the
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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
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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
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in the former channel of the Missouri River), the city is only accessible by road via Abbott Drive from the south and east and by East Locust Street from the west.
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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 both states is included in the
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Abbott Drive continues north as an unmarked divided boulevard north from Avenue G, which is the Iowa-Nebraska state line. It wraps around
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is shorter at 0.27 miles (430 m). Iowa 165 is entirely within the town of Carter Lake and is the only Iowa highway west of the
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s a redevelopment project situated Omaha's new Qwest Convention Center, now known as
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Iowa 165 is the 0.4-mile-long (640 m) section of Omaha's Abbott Drive which passes briefly through the
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mile (800 m) later the divided roadway ends. At North 9th Street the road becomes John J. Pershing Drive.
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airport to accommodate jet aircraft, the Iowa Department of Transportation took over the road.
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of Carter Lake, Iowa. The route is fully signed; complete with Iowa welcome and
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Abbott Drive highlighted in red, the Iowa 165 portion highlighted in blue
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In Carter Lake, the 0.4-mile-long (640 m) section is designated as
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Upstream metropolis: An urban biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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Upstream metropolis: An urban biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Abbott Drive was built in the 1950s, connecting the area of
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Northern terminus; road continues as John J. Pershing Dr.
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Southern terminus; road continues west as Cuming St.
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Highway and Transportation Map: Pottawatomie County
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Index

Iowa Highway 165
Omaha
Nebraska
Carter Lake
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
Carter Lake
Iowa
Omaha's Park and Boulevard System
Creighton University
NoDo
Eppley Airfield
Florence
Interstate 129
Missouri River

Iowa
enclave
Adopt-a-Highway
Federal Highway Administration
National Highway System

Omaha
Carter Lake
Eppley Airfield
Arthur C. Storz Expressway
downtown Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad Omaha Shops Facility
East Omaha

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