The Great Platte River Road Archway is a fantastic link to the past that stands eight stories over the Interstate highway!

Described as a “splashy, brassy history museum that uses film, computer graphics, light and sound, life-size dioramas, re-enactors and classic cars to document over 150 years of transportation and communication across America,” the Archway brings the westward migration to life.

An adventure that links our nation, that will transport you back in time to an era when covered wagons, hand-pulled carts, and trains first criss-crossed the prairies. The Great Platte River Road Archway is an interactive adventure that pays tribute to the pioneers who passed through Nebraska on their way West. These entrepreneurs were shaped by what they saw and experienced, and they have given America a heritage that is a living spirit that molds our nation’s character today.

You will witness the thrills of news coming into a distant trail, a buffalo stampede, the words and faces of those that lived and died on the route, the building of the railroad, the creation of the first transcontinental road (the Lincoln Highway), and today’s modern transportation system that still brings adventures-like you!

This map is interactive! Zoom in and out using the plus and minus signs on the left. Use the hand to click and drag the map around the region. Click on the Hybrid button to view the terrain along with marked highways and streets.