Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

The Archway is a gallery of and landmark to Nebraska's and the Platte River valley's part in westbound development. he Archway traverses in excess of 300 feet over Interstate 80 east of Kearney, Nebraska and weighs almost 1,500 tons. The Archway takes guests along the trails, rails, interstates and superhighways in an independently directed sound visit that incorporates stories of the voyagers en route. The show begins in the 1840s with the Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail and California Trail that met at the adjacent Fort Kearny before traveling west. As guests advance through the show, the presentations of ious eras include a wild ox rush, the Mormon Handcart Expedition, gold searchers, the Pony Express, the broadcast, the cross-country railroad, the Lincoln Highway, a drive-in film and a 1950s bistro. Another exit promptly east of The Archway gives simple access. Exit 272 likewise gives access to The Archway.