Interstate Highways

US Numbered Highways

State Highways
1-10
11-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
81-100
101-119
121-192
202-392
402-2183

State Link and Spur Highways

Site Index

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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County Passed Through: Thayer

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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:

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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