Nebraska Highway 7

State Highway 7 marker
State Highway 7
Nebraska Highway 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length84.34 mi[1] (135.73 km)
Major junctions
South end N-91 in Brewster
Major intersections US 20 in Ainsworth
US 183 west of Long Pine
North end US 183 south of Springview
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesBlaine, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha
Highway system
US 6 N-8

Nebraska Highway 7 is a highway in Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 91 in Brewster. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 183 near Springview.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 7 goes north out of Brewster and heads north through the Sand Hills until it meets U.S. Highway 20 in Ainsworth. It goes east with US 20 into farmland from Ainsworth, and meets U.S. Highway 183 between Ainsworth and Long Pine. The three highways overlap until Bassett, where NE 7 turns north. NE 7 follows a route which goes alternately north and west past the Niobrara River and ends at US 183 south of Springview.[1][2]

The segment of highway it shares with US 183 and US 20 is a wrong-way concurrency, as while US 20 is going east, NE 7 is going north and US 183 is going south. Also, the segment of NE 7 between Bassett and Springview is a former segment of US 183. Previously Highway 7 went north from Ainsworth, crossing the Niobrara River at Meadville then continuing north to Highway 12. Signage in Ainsworth calls the road both "Old Highway 7" and "Meadville Road". One old concrete highway marker is still in place fourteen miles north of Ainsworth.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BlaineBrewster0.000.00 N-91 – Dunning, Taylor
BrownAinsworth43.6070.17
US 20 west (West 4th Street) – Valentine
South end of US 20 overlap
Long Pine49.0778.97
US 183 north – Springview
South end of US 183 overlap
51.9183.54
S-9A south – Long Pine
RockBassett60.6997.67

US 20 east / US 183 south (Clark Street) – O'Neill, Taylor
North end of US 20 and US 183 overlaps
Keya Paha84.34135.73 US 183 – Springview, Ainsworth
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 32. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 7" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
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