Nebraska Highway 71

Nebraska Highway 71
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	167.40 mi (269.40 km)
Existed:	1962 – 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
Counties:	Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Box Butte, Dawes
Highway system
Nebraska Highways Link Spur Recreation ← N-70 US 73 →

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.

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. Continuing northward into Kimball, it intersects 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.

At the north side of Scottsbluff, N-71 splits off to the north again. The highway continues north for a while before turning to the northeast and east where it intersects with N-2. N-71 goes north by the unincorporated area of Marsland, where it runs concurrent with N-2 for about a mile. Continuing to the north, N-71 enters Crawford. N-71 and N-2 intersect with US 20 at this point. After leaving Crawford, the highway continues to the northwest, where it runs along the border with South Dakota. Following a couple of miles of riding the border, N-71 and N-2 turn northward and enter South Dakota, where it terminates at SD 71.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kimball	​	0.00	0.00	SH 71 south	Southern terminus; continuation into Colorado
	​	15.17– 15.25	24.41– 24.54	I-80 west	Diamond interchange; southern terminus of I-80 concurrency
	​	15.32	24.66	I-80 east	Partial cloverleaf interchange; northern terminus of I-80 concurrency
	Kimball	16.57	26.67	US 30 (Lincoln Highway)	Quadrant roadway intersection
Banner	​	39.88	64.18	S-4A west	Eastern terminus of S-4A
	​	40.89	65.81	N-88 east	Southern terminus of N-88 concurrency
	​	44.95	72.34	N-88 west	Northern terminus of N-88 concurrency
Scotts Bluff	​	58.51– 58.61	94.16– 94.32	5 Rocks Road – Gering	Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Gering	58.70– 59.38	94.47– 95.56	N-92 east	Partial cloverleaf interchange; southern terminus of N-92 concurrency
	​	61.13	98.38	Beltline Highway East – Scottsbluff	Partial interchange; northbound exit only
	​	61.74	99.36	US 26 east	Southern terminus of US 26 concurrency
	Scottsbluff	65.15	104.85	US 26 / N-92 west	Northern terminus of US 26 concurrency
Sioux	No major junctions
Box Butte	​	112.15	180.49	N-2 east	Southern terminus of N-2 concurrency
Dawes	​	137.99	222.07	US 20 west	Southern terminus of US 20 concurrency
	Crawford	138.85	223.46	US 20 east	Northern terminus of US 20 concurrency
	​	167.40	269.40	N-2 ends SD 71 north	Northern terminus 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       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 61-80