Nebraska Highway 87

Nebraska Highway 87 marker

Nebraska Highway 87
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length: 76.76 mi[1] (123.53 km)
Existed: 1935[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: N-2 in Alliance
  US 20 in Hay Springs
North end: SD 407 north of Whiteclay
Location
Counties: Box Butte, Sheridan
Highway system
N-85N-88

Nebraska Highway 87 is a highway in northwestern Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at Nebraska Highway 2 in Alliance. Its northern terminus is at the South Dakota border where it continues in northward as South Dakota Highway 407.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 87 begins at an intersection with NE 2 in Alliance. It heads in a northerly direction before turning to the northeast through farmland. It turns northward again before heading into Hay Springs. At this point, NE 87 runs concurrently eastward with US 20 for about 11 miles (18 km). Just outside Rushville, US 20 and NE 87 split and NE 87 heads northward. It turns to the northwest slightly before heading directly northward into Whiteclay. It then terminates at the border with South Dakota, where it continues as SD 407.[1][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Box ButteAlliance0.000.00 N-2 (East 3rd Street)
15.8625.52 L-7E west (Dodge Road)
SheridanHay Springs44.3771.41 US 20 westSouth end of US 20 overlap
Rushville55.7689.74 US 20 eastNorth end of US 20 overlap
Whiteclay76.76123.53 SD 407 north (White Clay Road)Continuation into South Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

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