Nebraska Highway 21

Nebraska Highway 21 is a highway in central Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 23 east of Eustis. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 2 and Nebraska Highway 92 in Broken Bow.

Nebraska Highway 21
Nebraska Highway 21 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length73.37 mi[1] (118.08 km)
Existed1925–present
Major junctions
South end N-23 near Eustis
  I-80 south of Cozad
US 30 in Cozad
North end N-2 / N-92 in Broken Bow
Location
CountiesFrontier, Dawson, Custer
Highway system
← US 20→ N-22

Route description

Nebraska Highway 21 begins a mile east of Eustis at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 23. It goes north through farmland and meets Interstate 80 shortly before Cozad. In Cozad, it meets U.S. Highway 30 and goes on a 13-mile (21 km) concurrency eastward to Lexington. At Lexington, it turns north into rural prairie areas and meets Nebraska Highway 40 in Oconto. After passing Oconto, it turns north-northeasterly and ends in Broken Bow when it meets Nebraska Highway 2 and Nebraska Highway 92.[1][2]

History

The original version of Nebraska Highway 21 went south from Lexington and turned east to go through Beaver City and Alma. In the 1940s, U.S. Highway 283 was created and took over the segment of the highway south of Lexington, with the Beaver City-Alma segment becoming Nebraska Highway 89. In 1960, the current route was completed, as the Cozad-Eustis segment was completed, and the highway extended along US 30.[3]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Frontier​0.000.00 N-23 – Elwood, EustisSouthern terminus
DawsonCozad12.6920.42 I-80 – Kearney, North PlatteExit 222 on I-80
14.0522.61 US 30 west (Lincoln Highway) – Gothenburg, North PlatteSouthern end of US-30 concurrency
​22.2835.86 L-24A south
Lexington27.5144.27 US 30 east (West Pacific Avenue) – Overton, KearneyNorthern end of US-30 concurrency
CusterOconto52.4684.43 N-40 – Eddyville, Callaway
Broken Bow73.37118.08 N-2 / N-92 (South E Street) – Berwyn, MernaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 74–75. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Google (2010-11-03). "overview of Nebraska Highway 21" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30 Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine

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