North Platte Wedding

North Platte is a city in Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska on I-80 where the South Platte River and the North Platte River join to form the Platte River. The population was 23,878 at the 2000 census and was 24,324 by the 2005 estimate. It is the county seat of Lincoln CountyGR6.

North Platte is a railroad town; Union Pacific Railroad's large Bailey Yard is located within the city. Today, North Platte is served only by freight trains, but during World War II the city was famous for the North Platte Canteen. Tens of thousands of volunteers from North Platte and surrounding towns met the troop trains passing through North Platte, offering coffee, sandwiches and hospitality.

North Platte is located at 4189N, 1004614West (41.135914, -100.770501)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.4 km (10.6 mi). 27.1 km (10.5 mi) of it is land and 0.3 km (0.1 mi) of it (1.04%) is water.