Interstate/Highways

York County’s well-developed transportation network includes the intersections of Interstate 80, the US 81 Expressway, and US 34. 

Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. It connects downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. 

U.S. 81 Expressway
U.S. Route 81 follows the route of the old Meridian Highway (so called because it roughly followed the sixth principal meridian of the US Public Land Survey System) which dates back as early as 1911.  The highway is also known as part of the Pan-American Highway.

U.S. 81 is a four-lane divided expressway from York, Nebraska south to Mexico.  North from York US 81 is designated to continue as a four-lane expressway to Winnipeg, Canada.

U.S. 34
U.S. Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles (1,806 km) from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado.  Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches 12,183 ft (3,713 m), making it the highest paved through highway in the United States.  This highway is just three miles from I-80.

Connections
There are no local load restrictions on any highways in York County.  Interstate 29 (north-south) is 90 minutes east, US 6 (east-west) is 15 minutes south and US 30 (east-west) is 45 minutes north of York County.

Located strategically in the geographic center of 4 cities, Denver (441 miles), Dallas (593 miles), Minneapolis (482 miles), and Chicago (572 miles), York offers transportation advantages that few other communities possess.

Approximately 1.6 million people live within a 100 mile radius of York County.