Nebraska Highway 79

Nebraska Highway 79 marker

Nebraska Highway 79
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
Highway system
N-78I-80

Nebraska Highway 79 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It is a northsouth 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

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lancaster0.000.00 US 34 (W. Alvo Road/Purple Heart Highway)
Raymond5.038.10 S-55J east (W. Raymond Road)
SaundersValparaiso13.4421.63 N-66 west
22.4836.18 N-92 westSouthern end of N-92 overlap
23.5037.82 N-92 eastNorthern end of N-92 overlap
DodgeNorth Bend43.1369.41 US 30 (6th Street)
Snyder60.2997.03 N-91 (4th Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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