Nebraska Highway 71

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.

Nebraska Highway 71
Nebraska Highway 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length170.12 mi[1] (273.78 km)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
South end SH 71 south of Kimball
  I-80 south of Kimball
US 30 in Kimball
N-88 northeast of Harrisburg
N-92 southeast of Scottsbluff
US 26 east of Scottsbluff
N-2 west of Hemingford
US 20 in Crawford
North end SD 71 northwest of Crawford
Location
CountiesKimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Box Butte, Dawes
Highway system
← N-70→ US 73

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. It then runs east, concurrently, with Interstate 80 to the next exit where it heads north as a by-pass along the eastern side of Kimball. Just before it passes over US 30 it has a junction with Link 53E which provides access to US 30. Further north, the highway meets NE 88 and runs concurrently northward with it for a couple of miles. N-71 splits 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, N-71 and N-92 intersect with US 26, and run concurrently to the northwest along it, passing through Scottsbluff.[1][2]

At the north side of Scottsbluff, N-71 splits off to the north again. The highway continues north into the Nebraska Sandhills, turning to the northeast and east where it intersects with N-2 west of Hemingford. Both highways turn north and about 25 miles (40 km) later enter Crawford and intersect US 20. After leaving Crawford, the highway continues to the northwest, where it runs along the border with South Dakota for about a mile until they terminate at the South Dakota state line with SD 71 south of Ardmore, South Dakota.[1][2]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Kimball​0.000.00 SH 71 south – BrushSouthern terminus; continuation into Colorado
​15.17–
15.34		24.41–
24.69		 I-80 – Cheyenne, SidneyDiamond interchange; Southern end of I-80 overlap; I-80 exit 20
​17.34–
17.50		27.91–
28.16		 I-80 – Cheyenne, SidneyPartial cloverleaf interchange; Northern end of I-80 overlap; I-80 exit 22
Kimball18.5329.82 L-53E to US 30Access to US 30 provided via Link 53E
Banner​42.7068.72 S-4A westEastern terminus of S-4A
​43.7070.33 N-88 eastSouthern end of N-88 concurrency
​47.7776.88 N-88 westNorthern end of N-88 concurrency
Scotts Bluff​58.45–
58.60		94.07–
94.31		5 Rocks Road – GeringInterchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
Gering61.9599.70 N-92 eastPartial cloverleaf interchange; southern end of N-92 concurrency
​63.97102.95Beltline Highway East – ScottsbluffPartial interchange; northbound exit only
​64.54103.87 US 26 eastSouthern end of US 26 concurrency
Scottsbluff67.95109.35 US 26 / N-92 westNorthern end of US 26 concurrency
Sioux
 No major junctions
Box Butte​114.95184.99 N-2 eastSouthern end of N-2 concurrency
Dawes​140.79226.58 US 20 west – LuskSouthern end of US 20 concurrency
Crawford141.65227.96 US 20 east – ChadronNorthern end of US 20 concurrency
​170.12273.78 N-2 ends
SD 71 north		Northern end of N-2 concurrency; western terminus of N-2; northern terminus of N-71; continues into South Dakota as SD 71
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. 175–178. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Google (2010-11-01). "overview of Nebraska Highway 71" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-01.

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