Nebraska Highway 79
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOR | ||||
| Length: | 60.28 mi[1] (97.01 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1934[2] – 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 | |||
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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.[1][3]
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Junction | Notes |
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| Lancaster | 0.00 | US-34 (West Alvo Road/Purple Heart Highway) |
Southern terminus | |
| Raymond | 5.03 |  S-55J east (West Raymond Road) |
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| Saunders | Valparaiso | 13.44 |  N-66 west (County Road B) |
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| 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) |
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| Snyder | 60.29 | N-91 (4th Street) |
Northern terminus |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
- ↑ The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100
- ↑ Google Inc. "overview of Nebraska Highway 79". Google Maps (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.