List of U.S. Highways in Nebraska
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The U.S. Highways in Nebraska are the segments of the national United States Numbered Highway System that are owned and maintained by the U.S. State of Nebraska totaling 3,553 miles (5,718 km).[1] The longest of these routes is U.S. Route 30 at around 452 miles (727 km). On a national level, the standards and numbering for the system are handled by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), while the Nebraska Department of Transportation is responsible for their maintenance. Route numbers are not reused between the various highway systems within the state. For example, Interstate 80 is the only route in Nebraska with the number 80.
| United States Numbered Highways of the State Highway System | |
|---|---|
  Highway markers from different years for U.S. Highway 30 (1926), U.S. Highway 6 (1948), and U.S. Highway 83 | |
 U.S. Highways in Nebraska highlighted in red | |
| System information | |
| Maintained by NDOT | |
| Length | 3,553 mi[1] (5,718 km) |
| Formed | November 11, 1926 |
| Highway names | |
| US Highways | U.S. Highway X (US-X) |
| System links | |
Description
NDOT is the agency responsible for the daily maintenance and operations of the State Highway System which includes the U.S. Highways. The numbering for these highways is coordinated through AASHTO, an organization coordinating various state departments of transportation within the United States. Under the 1926 highway numbering plan, two-digit U.S. Highways are numbered in a grid; east–west highways have even numbers while north–south routes have odd numbers. The lowest numbers are in the east and north. The primary east–west highways in Nebraska are numbered US-6, US-20, US-26, US-30, and US-34. The primary north–south highways in Nebraska are numbered US-73, US-75, US-77, US-81, and US-83. In addition to these are various three-digit highway designations which are branches of related two-digit highways.
Mainline highways
| Number | Length (mi)[2] | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 US 6 |
373 | 600 | US-6 at Colorado border near Holyoke, Colorado | I-480/US-6 at Iowa border near Omaha | 1932 | current | ||
 US 20 |
428.39 | 689.43 | US-20 at Wyoming border near Harrison | I-129/US-20/US-75 at Iowa border in South Sioux City | 1926 | current | Portion between the Wyoming state line and Valentine is known as the Bridges to Buttes Byway[3] | |
 US 26 |
150.79 | 242.67 | US-26 at Wyoming border near Torrington, Wyoming | I-80/N-61 in Ogallala | 1926 | current | ||
 US 26N |
— | — | US-26 near Bayard | US-26 in Broadwater | 1936 | 1959[4] | Old routing of US-26; became L-62A, US-26 and US-385 | |
 US 30 |
451.74 | 727.01 | US-30 at Wyoming border near Pine Bluffs, Wyoming | US-30 at Iowa border near Blair | 1926 | current | ||
 US 30A |
— | — | US-30 near Clarks | US-6/US-30A at Iowa border in Omaha[5] | 1939 | c. 1968 | Replaced by US-6, US-275, and N-92 | |
 US 30S |
— | — | US-30 in Fremont | US-6/US-30S at Iowa border in Omaha[6] | 1932 | 1939[7] | Former N-18 and old routing of US-30, replaced by US-30A and US-275 | |
 US 32 |
— | — | US 6 in Omaha | Iowa state line | 1926 | 1934 | Became an extension of US 6 | |
 US 34 |
387.83 | 624.15 | US-34 at Colorado border near Haigler | US-34 at Iowa border near La Platte | 1934 | current | ||
 US 38 |
— | — | US-30 in Fremont | US-6/US-30S at Iowa border in Omaha[6] | 1926 | 1932[7] | Former N-7, became an extension of US 6 | |
 US 73 |
97.71 | 157.25 | US-73/US-159 at Kansas border near Falls City | US-75 in Dawson | 1926 | current | ||
 US 73E |
— | — | US-73 in Tekamah | US-73/US-77 in Winnebago[8] | 1933 | 1957[9] | Former N-51 and unmarked roads; replaced by US-73 | |
 US 73W |
— | — | US-73 in Tekamah | US-73/US-77 in Winnebago[8] | 1933 | 1957[9] | Former N-5; replaced by N-32 and US-77 | |
 US 75 |
184.72 | 297.28 | US-75 at Kansas border near Dawson | I-129/US-20/US-75 at Iowa border in South Sioux City | 1926 | current | ||
 US 77 |
189.88 | 305.58 | US-77 at Kansas border near Wymore | US-77 at Iowa border in Sioux City, Iowa | 1926 | current | ||
 US 81 |
216.69 | 348.73 | US-81 at Kansas border in Chester | US-81 at South Dakota border in Yankton, South Dakota | 1926 | current | Crosses the Missouri River via the Discovery Bridge | |
 US 83 |
222.79 | 358.55 | US-83 at Kansas border south of McCook | US-83 at South Dakota border north of Valentine | 1931 | current | Swapped with US 183 in the early 1940s | |
 US 136 |
239.88 | 386.05 | US-6/US-34 near Edison | US-136 at Missouri border at Brownville | 1960 | current | Created in 1951, extended into Nebraska in 1960 over N-3; known as the Heritage Highway[3] | |
 US 138 |
11.47 | 18.46 | US-138 at Colorado border north of Julesburg | US-30 north of Big Springs | 1926 | current | ||
 US 159 |
13.86 | 22.31 | US-73/US-159 at Kansas state line South of Falls City | US-159 at Missouri state line on Missouri River in Rulo | 1934 | current | ||
 US 183 |
225.91 | 363.57 | US-183 at Kansas border near the Harlan County Reservoir | US-183 at South Dakota border near Wewela | c. 1931 | current | Swapped with US 83 in the early 1940s | |
 US 275 |
190.82 | 307.10 | US-275 at Iowa border in Omaha | US-20/US-281 in O'Neill | 1939 | current | Originally created in 1932, extended into Nebraska in 1939 replacing N-7 | |
 US 281 |
222.78 | 358.53 | US-281 at Kansas border south of Red Cloud | US-281 at South Dakota border near Spencer | 1933 | current | Commissioned in 1932, extended into Nebraska in 1933; replaced N-2 south of Grand Island | |
 US 283 |
58.44 | 94.05 | US-283 at Kansas border south of Beaver City | US-30 in Lexington | 1942 | current | Commissioned in 1932, extended into Nebraska in 1942 replacing N-21 | |
 US 383 |
51 | 82 | US-183/US-383 at Kansas state line south of Alma | US-30/US-183 in Elm Creek[10] | 1942 | 1982[9] | Ran concurrent with US-183 for its entire length; truncated to Alma in 1962; now US-183 | |
 US 385 |
180.36 | 290.26 | US-385 at Colorado border west of Julesburg, Colorado | US-385 at South Dakota border north of Chadron | 1958 | current | Known as the Gold Rush Byway.[3] | |
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