Ogallala - Western Trails Scenic & Historic Byway - Ogallala, Nebraska
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gparkes
N 41° 07.536 W 101° 43.157
14T E 271727 N 4556264
Western Trails Scenic & Historic Byway begins in Ogallala and travels for 144 miles northwest to the Wyoming border. Consisting of both scenic and historic features, this route follows along the route of pioneers in the 1800's
Waymark Code: WM857Z
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2010
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Ogallala
Ogallala is an excellent choice for the start of this byway. The town sits on the intersection of many trails and rivers, railroad lines and modern highways and interstates. To say that the city is filled with history is an understatement. Whether your interest lies in the California, Oregon, Mormon or Pony Express Trails; or perhaps you want to follow the Union Pacific rails as laid in the 1860s; or perhaps you are just following this byway.
A city historic marker in Ogallala states:
Highways 26 and 92
The Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
U.S. Highway 26 and Highway 92 were designated as Nebraska’s first scenic and historic byway in 1998. The byway begins in Ogallala and goes north and west past Lake McConaughy to Scottsbluff-Gering and the Wyoming border.
Through the Nebraska Panhandle, Highways 26 and 92 follow portions of the historic emigrant and Pony Express trails of the Great Platte River Road. The Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byways links such noted trail landmarks as Ash Hollow, Courthouse and Jail Rocks, Chimney Rock, and Scott’s Bluff.