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Nebraska State Highways 41-60

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
49 50 50A 51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60

NE 41

NE 41 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Red Cloud
Northern Terminus:
Grand Island
Replaced by:
NE 2

History:

NE 41
Length: 98 miles
Western Terminus: NE 14 in Clay Center
Eastern Terminus: NE 50 north of Tecumseh
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Gage, Johnson
Communities Passed Through: Clay Center, Geneva, Wilber, Clatonia, Adams, Sterling, St. Mary

Multiplexes:

  • US 81 - 1 mile in Geneva
  • NE 15 - 2 miles in central Saline County
  • US 77 - 2 miles east of Clatonia

History:

NE 42

NE 42 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Grand Island
Eastern Terminus:
York
Replaced by:
NE 11

History:

NE 42 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: around 1957

Southern Terminus: Adams
Northern Terminus:
NE 24 (II) north of Bennett
Replaced by:
NE 43

History:

NE 43

NE 43 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern/Western Terminus: Grand Island
Northern/Eastern Terminus:
Shelby
Replaced by:
NE 6 (I) from Grand Island to Columbus; NE 4 (I) from Columbus to Shelby

History:

NE 43
Length: 30 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 41 near Adams
Northern Terminus: US 34 in Eagle
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Gage, Lancaster, Otoe, Cass
Communities Passed Through: Bennett, Eagle

Multiplex:

  • NE 2 - 5 miles from north of Bennett to west of Palmyra

History:

NE 44

NE 44 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Central City
Eastern Terminus:
Stromsburg
Replaced by:
NE 16 (II)

History:

NE 44
Length: 32 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 4 south of Wilcox
Northern Terminus: US 30/NE 10 in Kearney
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Franklin, Kearney, Buffalo
Communities Passed Through: Wilcox, Axtell, Kearney

Expressway Segment: From just south of I-80 Exit 272 to northern terminus in Kearney

Multiplex:

  • US 6/34 - 4 miles, through Axtell

History:

NE 45

NE 45 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Greeley
Eastern Terminus:
Columbus
Replaced by:
NE 13 (II)

History:

NE 45 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: early 1930's

Southern Terminus: US 38 west of Lamar
Northern Terminus:
US 30 east of Big Springs
Replaced by:
unmarked roads

History:

NE 45 (III)

Designated: early 1930's
Decommissioned: around 1957

Southern Terminus: NE 2 east of Sweetwater
Northern Terminus:
Loup City
Replaced by:
NE 10

History:

NE 45
Length: 27 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 91 south of Newman Grove
Northern Terminus: US 275 in Tilden
Designated: 1972 or 1973

Counties Passed Through: Madison, Boone, Antelope
Communities Passed Through: Newman Grove, Tilden

Multiplex:

  • NE 32 - 5 miles, north of Newman Grove

History:

NE 46

NE 46 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Genoa
Northern Terminus:
Neligh
Replaced by:
NE 14

History:

NE 46
Length: 12 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 89 west of Stamford
Northern Terminus: US 6/34 north of Oxford
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Furnas, Harlan
Communities Passed Through: Oxford

Multiplex:

  • US 136 - 1/2 mile in Oxford

History:

NE 47

NE 47 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Neligh
Eastern Terminus:
Norfolk
Replaced by:
NE 8 (I)

History:

NE 47
Length: 56 miles
Segment 1:
Southern Terminus:
NE 89 west of Wilsonville
Northern Terminus: US 6/34 in Cambridge
Segment 2:
Southern Terminus:
NE 23 east of Farnam
Northern Terminus: NE 40 south of Arnold
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Furnas, Dawson, Custer
Communities Passed Through:
Cambridge, Gothenburg

History:

NE 48

NE 48 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Greeley
Northern Terminus:
Atkinson
Replaced by:
NE 13 from Greeley to Bartlett; unmarked roads from Bartlett to Atkinson

History:

NE 48 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: around 1957

Western Terminus: Champion
Eastern Terminus: US 38 south of Imperial
Replaced by: NE 106 (II)

History:

NE 49

NE 49 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Neligh
Northern Terminus:
NE 50 (I) junction between Spencer and Bristow
Replaced by:
NE 8 (I)

History:

NE 49 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: around 1957

Southern Terminus: Martin
Northern Terminus:
Arthur
Replaced by:
unmarked roads

History:

NE 50

NE 50 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Jamison (on the NE/SD border)
Eastern Terminus:
Niobrara
Replaced by:
NE 12

History:

NE 50
Length: 92 miles
Southern Terminus: Kansas state line south of DuBois
Northern Terminus: US 275/NE 92 in Omaha
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Pawnee, Johnson, Otoe, Cass, Sarpy, Douglas
Communities Passed Through: DuBois, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Syracuse, Louisville, Springfield, Omaha

Expressway Segment: From NE 370 junction to northern terminus
National Highway System Segment: From I-80 Exit 440 to 144th St. junction in Omaha

Multiplexes:

  • NE 8 - 9 miles from north of DuBois to Pawnee City
  • NE 65 - 3 miles, from Pawnee City to west of Table Rock
  • NE 4 - 1 mile, west of Table Rock
  • US 136 - 1/2 mile in Tecumseh
  • NE 66 - 1 mile near Louisville

History:

NE 50A

NE 50A

Designated: around 1963
Decommissioned: early 1970's

Southern Terminus: west of Otoe
Northern Terminus:
west of Weeping Water
Replaced by:
NE S66C from NE 50 west of Otoe to Otoe; unmarked roads from Otoe to Avoca and from US 34 to Weeping Water; NE S13C from Avoca to US 34; NE S13K from Weeping Water to NE 50 west of Weeping Water

History:

NE 51

NE 51 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Deverre
Eastern Terminus:
Greeley
Replaced by:
NE 11C (I) from Deverre to Burwell; NE 11 from Burwell to North Loup; unmarked roads from North Loup to Greeley

History:

NE 51
Length: 37 miles
Western Terminus: US 275 northwest of Wisner
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line east of Decatur
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Cuming, Burt
Community Passed Through: Decatur

Multiplex:

  • US 75 - 1/2 mile in Decatur

History:

NE 52

NE 52 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Oxford
Eastern Terminus:
Superior
Replaced by:
NE 3

History:

NE 52
Length: 26 miles
Southern Terminus: NE 14 east of Belgrade
Northern Terminus: NE 91 north of Primrose
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Nance, Boone
Communities Passed Through: Belgrade, Cedar Rapids, Primrose

Multiplex:

  • NE 56 - 1 mile near Cedar Rapids

History:

NE 53

NE 53 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Holdrege
Eastern Terminus:
Hastings
Replaced by:
NE 7 (I)

History:

NE 53 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: early 1950's

Western Terminus: Almeria
Eastern Terminus: Elgin
Replaced by: NE 91 from Almeria to south of Bartlett; NE 80 (III) from south of Bartlett to Elgin

History:

NE 53
Length: 10 miles
Southern Terminus: US 136 south of Alexandria
Northern Terminus: NE 4 west of Daykin
Designated: late 1970's

County Passed Through: Thayer
Community Passed Through: Alexandria

History:

NE 54

NE 54 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Franklin
Northern Terminus:
Minden
Replaced by:
NE 10

History:

NE 54 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: early 1930's

Southern Terminus: Burwell
Northern Terminus:
Atkinson
Replaced by:
NE 11

History:

NE 54 (III)

Designated: late 1930's
Decommissioned: around 1957

Southern Terminus: east of Verdon
Northern Terminus:
west of Howe
Replaced by:
unmarked roads

History:

NE 55

NE 55 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Alma
Northern Terminus:
Holdrege
Replaced by:
NE 22 (II)

History:

NE 55 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: early 1950's

Southern Terminus: US 183 south of Bassett
Northern Terminus:
Long Pine
Replaced by:
unmarked roads

History:

NE 56

NE 56 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Arapahoe
Eastern Terminus:
Holdrege
Replaced by:
NE 7 (I)

History:

NE 56
Length: 36 miles
Western Terminus: US 281 near Greeley
Eastern Terminus: NE 39 west of St. Edward
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Greeley, Boone
Community Passed Through: Cedar Rapids

Multiplex:

  • NE 52 - 1 mile near Cedar Rapids

History:

NE 57

NE 57 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Curtis
Eastern Terminus:
NE 56 (I) west of Holdrege
Replaced by:
NE 23 (II)

History:

NE 57 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: mid 1940's

Western Terminus: Broken Bow
Eastern Terminus:
NE 53 (II) west of Ericson
Replaced by:
NE 56 from Broken Bow to northeast of Arcadia; NE 58 from northeast of Arcadia to west of Ericson

History:

NE 57
Length: 58 miles
Segment 1:
Southern Terminus:
NE 91 east of Leigh
Northern Terminus: US 275 north of Stanton
Segment 2:
Southern Terminus:
NE 98 south of Carroll
Northern Terminus: NE 12 near Bow Valley
Designated: around 1957

Counties Passed Through: Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar
Communities Passed Through:
Stanton, Carroll, Belden, Coleridge, Hartington

History:

NE 58

NE 58 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Lexington
Eastern Terminus:
Grand Island
Replaced by:
NE 6 (I)

History:

NE 58
Length: 53 miles
Western Terminus: NE 70 east of Arcadia
Eastern Terminus: US 281 north of St. Libory
Designated: 1927 or 1928

Counties Passed Through: Valley, Sherman, Howard
Communities Passed Through: Loup City, Rockville, Boelus, Dannebrog

Multiplexes:

  • NE 92 - 3 miles, through Loup City
  • NE 11 - 5 miles from east of Boelus to Dannebrog

History:

NE 59

NE 59 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Western Terminus: Merna
Eastern Terminus:
Cameron
Replaced by:
NE 2

History:

NE 59 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: late 1930's

Southern Terminus: Dunning
Northern Terminus:
Brewster
Replaced by:
NE 7

History:

NE 59
Length: 37 miles
Segment 1:
Western Terminus:
NE 14 west of Creighton
Eastern Terminus: US 81 east of Magnet
Segment 2:
Western Terminus:
NE 57 south of Coleridge
Eastern Terminus: US 20 north of Laurel
Designated: late 1930's

Counties Passed Through: Knox, Cedar
Community Passed Through:
Creighton

History:

NE 60

NE 60 (I)

Designated: 1921
Decommissioned: 1925

Southern Terminus: Kearney
Northern Terminus:
NE 59 (I) junction south of Hazard
Replaced by:
NE 10

History:

NE 60 (II)

Designated: 1927 or 1928
Decommissioned: early 1930's

Southern Terminus: US 20 at Valentine
Northern Terminus:
South Dakota state line north of Valentine
Replaced by: US 183

History:

NE 60 (III)

Designated: early 1930's
Decommissioned: around 1963

Southern Terminus: Wood River
Northern Terminus:
NE 92 south of Elba
Replaced by: NE 11

History:

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49 50 50A 51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60

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