Abbott Drive
Abbott Drive is a roadway mostly in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, but passes briefly through Carter Lake, Iowa. It is the easternmost link in Omaha's Park and Boulevard System that connects the eastern edge of Creighton University and North Downtown Omaha or NoDo to Carter Lake, Iowa, Eppley Airfield to John J Pershing Drive on the eastern end of Florence, Nebraska. Considered "Omaha's gateway", the drive includes a distinctive "string of pearls" lighting feature.
Abbott Drive highlighted in red, the Iowa 165 portion highlighted in blue | |
| Length | 4.7 mi (7.6 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska Carter Lake, Iowa |
| South end | Cuming Street & North 10th Street |
| North end | J.J. Pershing Drive & the Storz Expressway |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | 1950s |
In Carter Lake, the 0.4-mile-long (640 m) section is designated as Iowa Highway 165 (Iowa 165). That section of Abbott Drive is the shortest state highway in Iowa and second-shortest in the Iowa highway system overall. Only the Iowa portion of Interstate 129 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 Missouri River.