Nebraska_Highway_59

Nebraska Highway 59

Nebraska Highway 59

State highway in Nebraska, United States

Nebraska Highway 59 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. The highway is divided into two segments which combine for a length of 37.49 miles (60.33 km). The western segment of Nebraska Highway 59 has a western terminus at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 81 northeast of Magnet. The eastern segment of Highway 59 has its western terminus at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and its eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel.

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Route description

Western segment

Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton. It continues east into farmland and through Creighton, then intersects Nebraska Highway 13. It continues due east and intersects Nebraska Highway 121 south of Wausa before ending northeast of Magnet at U.S. Highway 81.[1][2]

Eastern segment

The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and north of Belden. It goes straight east through farmland to the intersection of Nebraska Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel, where it ends.[1][3]

History

Prior to November 2001, the current eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was an overlap of Nebraska Highway 15 and Nebraska Highway 57. That month, the two highways were swapped and the eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was created.[4]

Major intersections

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References

  1. [1]
    "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Google (2010-11-09). "overview of Nebraska Highway 59 western segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  3. [3]
    Google (2010-11-09). "overview of Nebraska Highway 59 eastern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  4. [4]
    "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 31 to 60". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
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