Interstate Highways

US Numbered Highways
6-38
73-83
136-183
275-385

State Highways

State Link and Spur Highways

Counties Passed Through: Chase, Hayes, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan, Phelps, Kearney, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Saunders, Sarpy, Douglas
Communities Passed Through: Imperial, Enders, Wauneta, Hamlet, Palisade, Culbertson, McCook, Indianola, Bartley, Cambridge, Holbrook, Arapahoe, Atlanta, Holdrege, Funk, Axtell, Minden, Heartwell, Hastings, Sutton, Grafton, Fairmont, Exeter, Friend, Milford, Emerald, Lincoln, Waverly, Ashland, Gretna, Elkhorn, Boys Town, Omaha

Expressway Segments: From Emerald to Waverly (except for small sections on W. O St. and Sun Valley Blvd.) and from the Sarpy/Douglas county line to Iowa.
Freeway Segments: Omaha from 156th St. to 114th St. and briefly on I-480 between Exit 4 and the Iowa border.
National Highway System Segments: McCook to Hastings (with US 34); NW 48th St to I-80 Exit 409 in Lincoln; 144th St. in Omaha to the Iowa state line

Multiplexes:

• NE 61 - 10 miles from east of Imperial to Enders
• US 34 - 140 miles, from west of Culbertson to Hastings
• US 83 - 1 mile through McCook
• NE 44 - 4 miles from 2 miles west of Axtell to 2 miles east of Axtell
• US 281 - 1/2 mile in Hastings
• NE 14 - 3 miles in central Clay County between Harvard and Saronville
• NE 15 - 12 miles from in Saline/Seward counties east of Friend to west of Milford
• NE 63 - 1 mile west of Ashland
• NE 31 - 11 miles from the Gretna I-80 (Exit 432) interchange to Elkhorn
• I-480 - 1 mile from Exit 4 to Iowa state line

History: An extended US 6 was commissioned through Nebraska in 1932 to replace the 6-year-old US 38 thoughout its length from Omaha to Greeley, Colorado. US 6 has basically stayed (except for minor realignments) on its present routing except though Lincoln (where it ran along O St., 48th St. and Cotner Blvd. - later renamed City US 6) and Omaha (it was once routed through the Millard neighborhood instead of the "right angle" routing it has today).

Counties Passed Through: Sioux, Dawes, Gordon, Cherry, Brown, Rock, Holt, Antelope, Pierce, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota
Communities Passed Through: Harrison, Crawford, Chadron, Hay Springs, Rushville, Clinton, Gordon, Merrimam, Cody, Nenzel, Kilgore, Crookston, Valentine, Wood Lake, Johnstown, Ainsworth, Bassett, Newport, Stuart, Atkinson, Emmet, O'Neill, Inman, Orchard, Royal, Plainview, Osmond, Randolph, Belden, Laurel, Jackson, South Sioux City

Expressway Segment: 2 miles west of the US 75/77/I-129 interchange in South Sioux City
Freeway Segment: with I-129 for its entire length (3 miles) in Nebraska
National Highway System Segment: Entire route in Nebraska

Multiplexes:

• NE 2/71 - 1 mile in Crawford
• US 385 - 2 miles, west of Chadron
• NE 87 - 11 miles between Hay Springs and Rushville
• US 83 - 5 miles south of Valentine
• NE 7 - 17 miles between Ainsworth and Bassett
• US 183 - 12 miles, from west of Long Pine to Bassett
• US 281 - 1 mile through O'Neill
• US 275 - 13 miles, from the US 20/281 junction in O'Neill (west terminus of US 275) to east of Inman
• NE 13 - 5 miles, from Plainview west
• NE 121 - 3 miles, from Osmond east
• NE 57 - 1 mile though Belden
• NE 15 - 2 miles, from Laurel north
• NE 9 - 1 mile in Dixon County bewteen Allen and Martinsburg
• I-129/US 75 - 3 miles from US 75/77 interchange in South Sioux City to Iowa border

History: US 20 is an orginal 1926 route, replacing NE 1 (I) throughout the state. It has followed essentially the same route since (albeit with many realignments). The most noteable changes are:

• Shifted south of Smiley Canyon west of Crawford
• No longer runs through Whitney between Crawford and Chadron (realigned 2-4 miles south)
• Former routing beween Laurel and north of Waterbury straightened and shifted north (bypassing Dixon, Allen, and Waterbury
• Moved onto I-129 alignment after it was completed in the late 1970's

Counties Passed Through: Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Garden, Keith
Communities Passed Through: Henry, Morrill, Mitchill, Scottsbluff, Minatare, Bayard, Bridgeport, Broadwater, Lisco, Oshkosh, Lewellen, Ogallala

Expressway Segments: 18 miles between Morrill and the Western Nebraska Regional Airport east of Scottsbluff and 3 miles on the bypass west of Ogallala
National Highway System Segment: Entire route in Nebraska

Multiplexes:

• NE 71 - 1 mile on the west edge of Scottsbluff
• NE 92 - 13 miles in western Morrill County to Bridgeport
• US 385 - 1 mile, from Bridgeport across the North Platte River
• NE 92 - 43 miles from Broadwater to Lewellen
• NE 61 - 6 miles, from bypass west of Ogallala to terminus at I-80
• US 30 - 2 miles through Ogallala

History: US 26 is an orginal 1926 route, replacing NE 18 (II) throughout the state. It has followed a similar route ever since, although there have been several realignments. The most noteable changes are:

• Routed on an expressway bypass north of Scotsbluff in the 1970's
• Shifted to route south of the North Platte River between south of Bayard and Broadwater in 1936. In 1959, the routing between Bridgeport and Broadwater was shifted back to its original alignment north of of the North Platte.
• A new routing south of the North Platte was built in the 1930's to replace the original one partly destroyed by the constuction of Lake McConaughy in Keith County.
• Moved to an expressway bypass west of Ogallala in 2000.

Western Terminus: junction with US 26 3 miles north of Bayard
Eastern Terminus: Broadwater
Replaced by: NE L62A, US 385, and US 26

History: US 26N ran from north of Bayard to Broadwater after mainline 26 was shifted to a new routing south of the Platte River.

Counties Passed Through: Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel, Keith, Lincoln, Dawson, Buffalo, Hall, Merrick, Platte, Colfax, Dodge, Washington
Communities Passed Through: Bushnell, Kimball, Dix, Potter, Sidney, Sunol, Lodgepole, Chappell, Brule, Ogallala, Roscoe, Paxton, Sutherland, Hershey, North Platte, Maxwell, Brady, Gothenburg, Willow Island, Cozad, Lexington, Overton, Elm Creek, Odessa, Kearney, Gibbon, Shelton, Wood River, Alda, Grand Island, Chapman, Central City, Clarks, Silver Creek, Duncan, Columbus, Richland, Rogers, Ames, Fremont, Arlington, Kennard, Blair

Expressway Segments: short segments in North Platte, Kearney and Grand Island; 14 miles from the US 81 junction in Columbus to west of Schuyler; 4 miles on bypass northwest of Fremont. The entire stretch from Columbus to Fremont is being upgraded to expressway standards as part of the Nebraska Expressway system (scheduled to be completed by 2010).
National Highway System Segment: From the US 281 junction in Grand Island to the Iowa state line

Multiplexes:

• I-80 Business Loop - 1 mile from the Wyoming state line to junction with NE L53B
• I-80 Business Loop - 5 miles through Sidney
• US 385 - 26 miles from Sidney to Chappell
• NE 61 - 2 miles through Ogallala
• US 83 - 1 mile in North Platte
• NE 21 - 13 miles, from Cozad to Lexington
• NE 10 - 7 miles, from Kearney east to north of I-80 (Exit 279)
• NE 11 - 1 mile through Wood River
• US 81 - 2 miles in Columbus
• US 275 - 4 miles on the northeast segment of the Fremont bypass
• US 75 - 1 mile in Blair

History: US 30 is an orginal 1926 route, replacing NE 6 (I) throughout the state. It has followed the same route since (with minor realignments and straightening). Most notably, US 30 once ran through Omaha until 1932, when a new bridge was built at Blair. (The old segment became US 30S.) US 30 was largely supplanted west of Grand Island by the construction of I-80 in the 1960's and 70's, but it is still a viable alternative for those not wishing to travel along I-80's monotony for 300 miles.

Western Terminus: US 30 junction southwest of Clarks
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line in Omaha
Replaced by: US 6, US 275, NE 92

History: Alt US 30 ran from the Iowa state line to a junction with US 30 southwest of Clarks. US 30A was cosigned with US 6, US 275, or NE 92 along its entire route.

Western Terminus: US 30 junction in Fremont
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line in Omaha
Replaced by: Alt US 30 and US 275

History: US 30S ran from the Iowa state line in Omaha to Fremont after the original alignment shifted north in 1932 with the opening of a bridge across the Missouri River at Blair, replacing NE 18 (III). In Nebraska, it was replaced with Alt US 30 and US 275 seven years later.

Counties Passed Through: Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan, Phelps, Kearney, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline, Seward, Lancaster, Cass
Communities Passed Through: Haigler, Parks, Benkelman, Max, Stratton, Trenton, Culbertson, McCook, Indianola, Bartley, Cambridge, Holbrook, Arapahoe, Atlanta, Holdrege, Funk, Axtell, Minden, Heartwell, Hastings, Doniphan, Grand Island, Aurora, Hampton, Bradshaw, York, Waco, Utica, Tamora, Seward, Lincoln, Eagle, Union, Plattsmouth

Expressway Segments: 24 miles from Hastings to Grand Island; NW 27th St. to I-180 (2 miles) and from 27th St. to 84th St. (4 miles) in Lincoln
Freeway Segment: with I-180 for its entire length (3 1/2 miles)
National Highway System Segments: McCook to Grand Island (with US 6 and US 281); I-80 to 84th St. in Lincoln; Union to Iowa state line

Multiplexes:

• NE 61 - 3 miles near Benkelman
• US 6 - 140 miles, from west of Culbertson to Hastings
• US 83 - 1 mile through McCook
• NE 44 - 4 miles from 2 miles west of Axtell to 2 miles east of Axtell
• US 281 - 24 miles from Hastings to Grand Island
• NE 2 - 7 miles along south side of Grand Island
• US 81 - 1 mile in York
• I-180 - 3 1/2 miles in Lincoln
• US 75 - 13 miles from Union to Plattsmouth

History: An extended US 34 was commissioned into Nebraska in 1934 to Grand Island, replacing NE 11 (II) thoughout its length from Plattsmouth to Grand Island. Five years later, US 34 was extended into Colorado using US 6 and the part of NE 3 west of Culbertson. Except for a new entrance into northwest Lincoln built for I-180 in the 1960's, US 34 has remained essentially unchanged.

Western Terminus: Colorado state line west of Lamar
Eastern Terminus: Iowa state line in Omaha
Replaced by: US 6

History: US 38 was an original 1926 route that ran from Omaha to Greeley, Colorado, replacing NE 7 (I). (In the original 1925 BPR plan, the route that became US 38 was US 77 from Lincoln to Omaha.) US 138 in Nebraska and Colorado is the only reminder of US 38's existance.