Nebraska Highway 79

Nebraska Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	60.28 mi[2] (97.01 km)
Existed:	1934[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US-34 northwest of Lincoln
	N-92 west of Weston US-30 in North Bend
North end:	N-91 in Snyder
Location
Counties:	Lancaster, Saunders, Dodge
Highway system
Nebraska Highways ← N-78 I-80 →

Nebraska Highway 79 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It is a north–south highway which has a length of 60.28 miles (97.01 km). The southern terminus of Highway 79 is northwest of Lincoln near Lincoln Airport at U.S. Highway 34. The northern terminus of Highway 79 is in Snyder.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 79 begins northwest of Lincoln near Lincoln Municipal Airport at U.S. 34. The highway goes north into farmland, then northwest and meets Nebraska Highway 66 in Valparaiso. It goes north until meeting Nebraska Highway 92, with which it runs east concurrently for one mile (1.6 km). It turns north and passes through Prague. It continues north, turns east briefly, then turns north to enter Morse Bluff. It then crosses the Platte River and enters North Bend, where it intersects U.S. Highway 30. It continues north from North Bend, then ends at Nebraska Highway 91 in Snyder.^[2][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Junction	Notes
Lancaster	Lincoln	0.00	US-34 (West Alvo Road/Purple Heart Highway)	Southern terminus
	Raymond	5.03	S-55J east (West Raymond Road)
Saunders	Valparaiso	13.44	N-66 west (County Road B)
		22.48	N-92 west (County Road K)	South end of NE 92 overlap
		23.50	N-92 east (County Road K)	North end of NE 92 overlap
Dodge	North Bend	43.13	US-30 (6th Street)
	Snyder	60.29	N-91 (4th Street)	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100
2. ^ ^{a b c} Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Nebraska Highway 79 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=nebraska+79+and+us+34&daddr=nebraska+79+and+nebraska+91&geocode=FRjhbwIdag47-intee08U8aWhzH-FxceZB4BVA%3BFcNjfAIdUxo7-ikhV8WuiQqRhzGCHAfvSSO5Qg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=40.942564,-96.556091&sspn=0.94605,2.705383&ie=UTF8&ll=41.296381,-96.800537&spn=0.940964,2.705383&t=h&z=9. Retrieved 2010-11-05. 

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 61-80