Nebraska Highway 61 (N-61) is a 234.82-mile (377.91 km) state highway in western Nebraska, United States. The southern terminus of N-61 is at the Kansas border south of Benkelman, where the highway continues south as K-161. The northern terminus is at the South Dakota border north of Merriman, where the highway continues north as South Dakota Highway 73.

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State Highway 61
Nebraska Highway 61 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	234.82 mi[1] (377.91 km)
Existed	1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	K-161 south of Benkelman
Major intersections	US 34 in Benkelman US 6 in Imperial N-23 east of Grant I-80 / US 26 / US 30 in Ogallala N-2 east of Hyannis US 20 in Merriman
North end	SD 73 north of Merriman
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Dundy, Chase, Perkins, Keith, Arthur, Grant, Cherry
Highway system
Nebraska State Highway System Interstate US State Link Spur State Spurs Recreation
← N-59 → N-62

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Nebraska Highway 61 begins at the Kansas border south of Benkelman. It goes north through farmland for one mile (1.6 km), then intersects U.S. Highway 34, with which it overlaps through Benkelman. It goes north from Benkelman to Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, where it intersects U.S. Highway 6. They overlap north, then west into Imperial. At Imperial, Highway 61 turns north and continues north until an intersection with Nebraska Highway 23, where Highway 61 and Highway 23 turn west to go to Grant. At Grant, Highway 61 goes north and continues north until Interstate 80 at Ogallala. At I-80, an overlap with U.S. Highway 26 begins and they go north across the South Platte River and intersect U.S. Highway 30.^[1][3]

Nebraska Highway 61, U.S. 26 and U.S. 30 then go west out of Ogallala, then Highway 61 and U.S. 26 turn north. Three miles later, U.S. 26 goes west while Highway 61 goes east. Highway 61 then turns north to cross the North Platte River via Kingsley Dam at the eastern end of Lake McConaughy. It then intersects Nebraska Highway 92 and the two highways overlap as they enter the Sand Hills until Arthur. After Arthur, Highway 61 goes north until Nebraska Highway 2. They overlap going west into Hyannis, then Highway 61 continues north until Merriman. At Merriman, Highway 61 intersects U.S. Highway 20 and overlap in town. Highway 61 continues north from Merriman past the Bowring Ranch State Historical Park and ends at the South Dakota border.^[1][3]

• List of state highways in Nebraska