Nebraska Highway 71

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Nebraska Highway 71

Length:

167.40 mi^[1] (269.40 km)

Formed:

1964^[2]

South end:

CO 71 south of Kimball

Major
junctions:

I-80 south of Kimball

US 30 in Kimball

NE 88 northeast of Harrisburg

NE 92 southeast of Scottsbluff

US 26 east of Scottsbluff

NE 2 west of Hemingford

US 20 in Crawford

North end:

SD 71 northwest of Crawford

Counties:

Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Box Butte, Dawes

Major cities:

Kimball, Scottsbluff, Crawford

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.

[edit] 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 will split 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.

At the north side of Scottsbluff, NE 71 will split off to the north again. The highway will continue north for a while before turning to the northeast and east where it will intersect with NE 2. NE 71 will go north by the unincorporated area of Marsland, where it will run concurrent with NE 2 for about a mile. Continuing to the north, NE 71 will enter Crawford. NE 71 and NE 2 will intersect with US 20 at this point. After leaving Crawford, the highway will continue to the northwest, where it will run along the border with South Dakota. Following a couple of miles of riding the border, NE 71 and NE 2 will turn northward and enter South Dakota, where it will terminate at SD 71.