Nebraska Highway 71

Nebraska Highway 71
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	167.40 mi[2] (269.40 km)
Existed:	1964[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SH 71 south of Kimball
	I-80 south of Kimball US-30 in Kimball N-88 northeast of Harrisburg N-92 southeast of Scottsbluff US-26 east of Scottsbluff N-2 west of Hemingford US-20 in Crawford
North end:	SD 71 northwest of Crawford
Location
Counties:	Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Box Butte, Dawes
Highway system
Nebraska Highways ← N-70 US 73 →

Nebraska Highway 71 is a highway in western Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at the Colorado border south of Kimball, as a continuation of Colorado State Highway 71. Its northern terminus is at the South Dakota border northwest of Crawford, where it continues as South Dakota Highway 71.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 71 begins south of Kimball at the Colorado border, where it continues from CO 71. It heads northward from Colorado, intersecting I-80 just to the south of Kimball. Continuing northward into Kimball, it intersects US 30. Further north, the highway meets NE 88 and runs concurrently northward with it for a couple of miles. NE 71 splits off to the north at this point, heading to the northeast to bypass Gering. East of Gering, it intersects NE 92 and runs concurrently northward with it. A little to the north, NE 71 and NE 92 intersect with US 26, and run concurrently to the northwest along it, passing through Scottsbluff.^[2][3]

At the north side of Scottsbluff, NE 71 splits off to the north again. The highway continues north for a while before turning to the northeast and east where it intersects with NE 2. NE 71 goes north by the unincorporated area of Marsland, where it runs concurrent with NE 2 for about a mile. Continuing to the north, NE 71 enters Crawford. NE 71 and NE 2 intersect with US 20 at this point. After leaving Crawford, the highway continues to the northwest, where it runs along the border with South Dakota. Following a couple of miles of riding the border, NE 71 and NE 2 turn northward and enter South Dakota, where it terminates at SD 71.^[2][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Junction	Notes
Kimball		0.00	SH 71 south (County Road 145)	Colorado border, southern terminus
	Kimball	15.23-15.25	I-80	I-80 exit 20
		16.57	US-30 (3rd Street)
Banner	Harrisburg	39.88	S-4A west
		40.89	N-88 east	South end of NE 88 overlap
		44.95	N-88 west	North end of NE 88 overlap
Scotts Bluff	Gering	59.14	N-92 east	Interchange, south end of NE 92 overlap
	Scottsbluff	61.74	US-26 east	South end of US 26 overlap
		65.15	US-26 / N-92 west	North end of US 26/NE 92 overlap
Sioux	No major junctions
Box Butte		112.15	N-2 east (Dodge Road)	South end of NE 2 overlap
Dawes	Crawford	137.99	US-20 west (McPherson Street)	South end of US 20 overlap
		138.85	US-20 east	North end of US 20 overlap
Sioux		167.40	SD 71 north	South Dakota border, northern terminus, north end of NE 2 overlap

References

1. ^ The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
3. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Nebraska Highway 71 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Colorado+71+%26+Nebraska+71&daddr=nebraska+2+and+south+dakota+71&hl=en&geocode=FV6jcQIdvNnR-Sn_lD-vYC5uhzHboy80A_-fLg%3BFU0mkAIdtl7S-SkDMxd4ZlZjhzFKVnNxaieTbA&mra=ls&sll=42.106374,-103.381348&sspn=1.858361,5.410767&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=7. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 61-80