Originally Posted by mev

I've ridden US 30 / Lincoln Highway three times, last time was in 2023. There is good and bad with that route. Except for far eastern edge, it follows the Platte River and the corridor where Interstate 80 goes and the main rail lines. So it has plenty of towns, moderate amounts of traffic and is flat. It is also the busiest and not as scenic or with small places to see. Each of those times I rode it I had different reasons for preferring this as the "easy" route. Most recently, in August 2023 there was a "heat dome" with extreme temperatures (https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth...ral-us-151751/) so I was making short days in the mornings and spending the afternoons inside.

What has amused me about that route was multiple signs of people "getting through Nebraska on way to somewhere else", e.g. Pony Express, Lincoln Highway, Railroad lines, Mormon Trail and I even saw a postcard of Interstate 80 on an early trip.