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Nebraska State Highways 1-10

1 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 2
2A 3 3B 3C 3S 4 5 5A
5B 6 6A 7 7A 7B 7C 8
9 9A 9B 10

NE 1 (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Wyoming state line west of Harrison
Eastern Terminus:
Iowa state line at South Sioux City
Replaced by:
US 20

History: NE 1 (I) was created in 1925 as part of Nebraska's second highway numbering system. It was retired a year later after US 20 was designated through Nebraska.

NE 1
Length: 27 miles
Western Terminus: US 34 1 mile north of Elmwood
Eastern Terminus: US 75 in Murray
Designated: 1926

County Passed Through: Cass
Communities Passed Through: Elmwood, Murray

History: NE 1 was designated in 1926, replacing NE 30 (II)(?)after the US 30 claimed the number for its routing. NE 1 still follows the exact same routing it was given at that time.

NE 1A
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: NE 1 (I) at Basset
Northern Terminus:
Riverview
Replaced by:
NE 20B

History: NE 1A provided a connection from NE 1 (I) to the Niobrara River town of Riverview; it part of a shortcut from Bassett to Springview and was cosigned with the North and South Pike. After NE 1 (I) was replaced by US 20, the number of this secondary route was changed as well.

NE 1B
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: NE 1 (I) at Ainsworth
Northern Terminus:
NE 1 (I) south of Norden
Replaced by:
NE 7

History: NE 1B provided an alternate route to NE 1 (I) between Ainsworth and Norden. After NE 1 (I) was replaced by US 20, the number of the alternate route was assigned a non-secondary number.

NE 1C
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: NE 1 (I) just east of Gordon
Northern Terminus:
South Dakota state line north of Gordon
Replaced by: NE 20D

History: NE 1C connected to the South Dakota highway system and was cosigned with the Grant Highway, which did not run through Nebraska between Valentine and Gordon. After NE 1 (I) was replaced by US 20, the number of this secondary route was changed as well.

NE 1D
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: Agate
Northern Terminus: NE 1 (I) at Harrison
Replaced by: NE 20E

History: NE 1D provided a connection between Harrison and Agate, which was (and still is) noted for its mammalian fossil beds. After NE 1 (I) was replaced by US 20, the number of this secondary route was changed as well.

NE 1E
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: NE 1 (I) at Valentine
Northern Terminus:
South Dakota state line north of Valentine
Replaced by: NE 20C

History: NE 1E connected to the South Dakota highway system and was cosigned with the Grant Highway, which did not run through Nebraska between Valentine and Gordon. After NE 1 (I) was replaced by US 20, the number of this secondary route was changed as well.

NE 1F
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: 6 miles south of Atkinson
Northern Terminus:
NE 1 (I) at Atkinson
Replaced by:
NE 20A

History: NE 1F ran from Atkinson to the northern edge of the Sand Hills; it is unclear why this particular route merited a state highway designation.

NE 2
Length: 504 miles
Segment 1:
Western Terminus:
South Dakota state line northwest of Crawford
Eastern Terminus: I-80 Exit 319
Segment 2:
Western Terminus:
US 77 in Lincoln
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line at Nebraska City
Designated: 1925

Counties Passed Through: Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, Custer, Sherman, Buffalo, Hall, Hamilton; Lancaster, Otoe
Communities Passed Through:
Crawford, Marsland, Hemingford, Alliance, Antioch, Lakeside, Ellsworth, Bingham, Ashby, Hyannis, Whitman, Mullen, Thedford, Halsey, Dunning, Anselma, Merna, Broken Bow, Berwyn, Ansley, Mason City, Litchfield, Hazard, Cairo, Grand Island; Lincoln, Palmyra, Unadilla, Syracuse, Dunbar, Nebraska City

Expressway Segments: From US 281 junction to US 34 junction, all in Grand Island (with US 281); from Lincoln to the Iowa border.
National Highway System Segments:
From Alliance to US 281 junction in Grand Island; from Lincoln to the Iowa border

Multiplexes:

  • NE 71 - 56 miles, from South Dakota border to west of Hemingford
  • US 385 - 8 miles, from north of Alliance to Alliance
  • NE 61 - 2 miles through and east of Hyannis
  • US 83 - 1 mile, east of Thedford
  • NE 92 - 26 miles from Anselmo to Ansley
  • US 281 - 4 miles through Grand Island
  • US 34 - 7 miles, from Grand Island to north of I-80 Exit 319
  • NE 43 - 5 miles, from north of Bennet to west of Palmyra
  • US 75 - 3 miles around Nebraska City

History: NE 2 is one of the handful of original cross-state routes to survive to the present day. In 1925, NE 2 was designated from Crawford to Red Cloud through Alliance, Broken Bow, and Grand Island; the corridor from Crawford to Grand Island is still intact today.

Business NE 2
Grand Island:
Nebraska City:
NE 2A
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1927 or 1928

Southern Terminus: NE 2 at Ravenna
Northern Terminus:
Loup City
Replaced by:
NE 58 (II)

History:

NE 3
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1960

Western Terminus: Colorado state line west of Haigler
Eastern Terminus:
Missouri state line at Brownville
Replaced by: US 34 from the Colorado border to north of Edison; US 136 from north of Edison to the Missouri border

History:

NE 3B
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1927 or 1928

Southern Terminus: NE 21 west of Stamford
Northern Terminus:
NE 3 at Oxford
Replaced by:
NE 46

History:

NE 3C
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1927 or 1928

Southern Terminus: Kansas state line
Northern Terminus: NE 3 west of Trenton
Replaced by: NE 25

History:

NE 3S
Designated: mid-1930's
Decommissioned: 1960

Western Terminus: NE 14 at Superior
Eastern Terminus:
NE 65 south of Burchard
Replaced by:
NE 8

History:

NE 4 (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: Kansas state line south of Superior
Northern Terminus: South Dakota state line north of Norfolk
Replaced by: US 81

History:

NE 4
Length: 205 miles
Western Terminus: US 6/US 34 west of Ragan
Eastern Terminus: US 73 north of Dawson
Designated: 1926

Counties Passed Through: Harlan, Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage, Pawnee, Richardson
Communities Passed Through: Ragan, Campbell, Lawrence, Davenport, Carleton, Daykin, Plymouth, Beatrice, Virginia, Lewiston, Table Rock, Humboldt

Multiplexes:

  • US 281 - 4 miles in northern Webster County
  • NE 14 - 1 mile in northern Nuckolls County
  • NE 15 - 1 mile in northern Jefferson County
  • US 136 - 12 miles, from west of Beatrice to west of Virginia
  • NE 50 - 2 miles, near Table Rock
  • NE 105 - 3 miles west of Humboldt

History:

NE 5 (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: around 1933

Southern Terminus: Kansas state line south of Falls City
Northern Terminus: Iowa state line at South Sioux City
Replaced by: US 73 from the Kansas border to west of Howe and from Omaha to Tekamah; US 75 from west of Howe to Omaha; NE 9 from Tekamah to Oakland; US 77 from Oakland to South Sioux City

History:

NE 5
Length: 11 miles
Southern Terminus: US 136 near Deshler
Northern Terminus: NE 4 between Carleton and Davenport
Designated: around 1933

County Passed Through: Thayer

History:

NE 5A (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Kansas state line south of Superior
Eastern Terminus: South Dakota state line north of Norfolk
Replaced by: NE 1

History:

NE 5A (II)
Designated: 1926
Decommissioned: 1927 or 1928

Southern Terminus: Tekamah
Northern Terminus: Decatur
Replaced by: NE 51

History:

NE 5B
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: Tekamah
Northern Terminus: Decatur
Replaced by: NE 5A (II)

History:

NE 6 (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Wyoming state line west of Smeed
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line at Omaha
Replaced by: US 30

History:

NE 6 (II)
Designated: 1926
Decommissioned: 1927 or 1928

Southern Terminus: McCook
Northern Terminus: Stapleton
Replaced by: NE 23 (III)

History:

NE 6 (III)
Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: 1932

Western Terminus: Maywood
Eastern Terminus: US 38 west of Holdrege
Replaced by: NE 23 from Maywood to Curtis and from Elwood to west of Holdrege; NE 23S from Curtis to Elwood

History:

NE 6A
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: Farnham
Northern Terminus: Gothenburg
Replaced by: NE 30A

History:

NE 7 (I)
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Colorado state line south of Superior
Eastern Terminus: Omaha
Replaced by: US 38

History:

NE 7
Length: 86 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 91 in Brewster
Northern Terminus: US 183 south of Springview
Designated: 1926

Counties Passed Through: Blaine, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha
Communities Passed Through: Brewster, Ainsworth, Bassett

Multiplexes:

  • US 20 - 17 miles from Ainsworth to Bassett
  • US 183 - 12 miles, from northwest of Long Pine to Bassett

History:

NE 7A
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Southern Terminus: NE 7 (I) east of Axtell
Northern Terminus: Kearney
Replaced by: NE 38A

History:

NE 7B
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: NE 22 (II) north of Ragan
Eastern Terminus: NE 7 (I) west of Axtell
Replaced by: NE 38B

History:

NE 7C
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Champion
Eastern Terminus: NE 7 (I) south of Imperial
Replaced by: NE 38C

History:

NE 8
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: around 1957

Western Terminus: NE 12 east of Spencer
Eastern Terminus: Omaha
Replaced by: US 281 from east of Spencer of O'Neill; US 275 from O"Neill to southeast of Fremont; unmarked roads from southeast of Fremont to Omaha

History:

NE 8
Length: 151 miles
Western Terminus: NE 14 in Superior
Eastern Terminus: US 73 in Falls City
Designated: 1960

Counties Passed Through: Nuckolls, Jefferson, Gage, Pawnee, Richardson
Communities Passed Through: Superior, Hardy, Chester, Reynolds, Endicott, Steele City, Odell, Barneston, Pawnee City, Salem

Multiplexes:

  • NE 15 - 2 miles, south of Fairbury
  • NE 112 - 6 miles, through Odell
  • NE 99 - 5 miles, south of Burchard
  • NE 65 - 1/2 mile in Pawnee City
  • NE 50 - 10 miles from Pawnee City to north of DuBois

History:

NE 9
Length: 51 miles
Southern Terminus: US 275 north of West Point
Northern Terminus: NE 12 south of Ponca
Designated: 1926

Counties Passed Through: Cuming, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon
Communities Passed Through: Pender, Emerson, Allen, Martinsburg

Multiplexes:

  • NE 16 - 2 miles, through Pender
  • NE 35 - 7 miles from north of Emerson to north of Wakefield
  • US 20 - 1 mile south of Martinsburg

History:

NE 9A
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Crete
Eastern Terminus: NE 9 west of Roca
Replaced by: NE 77A

History:

NE 9B
Designated: 1925
Decommissioned: 1926

Western Terminus: Pender
Eastern Terminus: NE 9 east of Bancroft
Replaced by: NE 77B

History:

NE 10 (I)
Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Kansas state line south of Falls City
Northern Terminus:
Nebraska City
Replaced by:
NE 5 (I); unmarked roads between Salem and Stella

History:

NE 10
Length: 98 miles
Southern Terminus: Kansas state line south of Franklin
Northern Terminus: NE 58/NE 92 at Loup City
Designated: 1925

Counties Passed Through: Franklin, Kearney, Buffalo, Sherman
Communities Passed Through: Franklin, Minden, Kearney, Pleasanton, Hazard, Loup City

Expressway Segment: From east of Kearney to the northern edge of Kearney

Multiplex:

  • US 30 - 7 miles, from north of I-80 Exit 279 to Kearney

History:

1 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 2
2A 3 3B 3C 3S 4 5 5A
5B 6 6A 7 7A 7B 7C 8
9 9A 9B 10

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