Nebraska Highway 15

State Highway 15 marker
State Highway 15
Nebraska Highway 15 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length210.11 mi[1] (338.14 km)
Existed1925[2]–present
Major junctions
South end K-15 south of Fairbury
Major intersections
North end SD 19 northeast of Maskell
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesJefferson, Saline, Seward, Butler, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Dixon
Highway system
N-14 N-16

Nebraska Highway 15 (N-15) is a highway in eastern Nebraska, United States. It has a southern terminus at the Kansas border south of Fairbury and a northern terminus northeast of Maskell at the South Dakota border.

Route description

Highway 15 as it heads straight south through the rolling hills of northern Nebraska, June 2012

Nebraska Highway 15 begins at the Kansas border south of Fairbury. This southern terminus for NE 15 is also the northern terminus for K-15. It goes north through farmland towards Fairbury and crosses the Little Blue River. At Fairbury it crosses U.S. Highway 136. Near Dorchester it joins with U.S. Highway 6 for about 10 miles (16 km) before splitting off again, and then crossing Interstate 80 south of Seward. In Seward, it meets U.S. Highway 34. It continues north and crosses the Platte River just before reaching Schuyler, and then U.S. Highway 30. It continues north from there where, near Pilger, it travels east for 2 miles (3.2 km) along with U.S. Highway 275. Then it heads back north and passes through Wayne before joining U.S. Highway 20 for 3 miles (4.8 km) near Laurel. It then splits from US 20, and travels due north until it junctions with Nebraska Highway 12. It overlaps NE 12 for 7 miles (11 km) past Maskell and then heads back north where it crosses the Missouri River via the Vermillion-Newcastle Bridge into South Dakota and changes to South Dakota Highway 19.[1][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Jefferson0.000.00
K-15 south (King Road)
Continuation into Kansas; former K-15W
Fairbury7.1511.51
N-8 west (709th Road)
Southern end of N-8 concurrency
8.8614.26
N-8 east / Oregon National Historic Trail / California National Historic Trail / Pony Express National Historic Trail
Northern end of N-8 concurrency
10.0816.22 US 136 (14th Street) / Oregon National Historic Trail / California National Historic Trail / Pony Express National Historic Trail
21.2234.15
N-4 east (723rd Road)
Southern end of N-4 concurrency
22.2235.76
N-4 west (724th Road)
Northern end of N-4 concurrency
Saline27.2543.85
S-76C west (County Road V) – Western
29.2547.07
N-74 west (County Road T)
33.2553.51
N-41 east (County Road P)
Southern end of N-41 concurrency
35.2656.75
N-41 west (County Road N)
Northern end of N-41 concurrency
45.2772.86
US 6 west (County Road D)
Southern end of US 6 concurrency
45.8873.84
N-33 east (County Road Dd) – Dorchester, Crete
48.4778.00
L-76E south (County Road 1400) – Dorchester
Seward56.9991.72
US 6 east (Pioneers Road)
Northern end of US 6 concurrency
60.5497.43 I-80 – Lincoln, Grand IslandI-80 Exit 379
Seward66.41106.88 US 34 (Main Street)
71.06114.36
S-80C west (Branched Oak Road) – Staplehurst
73.07117.59
S-80B east (Rock Creek Road) – Bee
Butler78.06125.63

N-66 east / S-12C west (Road 23) – Dwight, Valparaiso, Ulysses
87.12140.21
N-92 east (32 Road)
Southern end of N-92 concurrency
88.64142.65
N-92 west (32 Road)
Northern end of N-92 concurrency
93.65150.72
S-12B east (37 Road) – Bruno
97.65157.15
N-64 west (41 Road)
104.63168.39
S-12A east (45 Road) – Linwood
ColfaxSchuyler109.64176.45 US 30Interchange
126.71203.92 N-91 (Road W)
Stanton134.76216.88 N-32 (828th Road)
147.77237.81
US 275 west (841st Road)
Southern end of US 275 concurrency
149.78241.05
US 275 east
Northern end of US 275 concurrency
WayneWayne164.81265.24 N-35 (7th Street)
DixonCedar
county line
174.87281.43
N-116 north – Concord
CedarLaurel180.24290.07
US 20 west
Southern end of US 20 concurrency
182.75294.11
US 20 east – South Sioux City
Northern end of US 20 concurrency
183.19294.82
N-59 (872nd Road) to US 20
N-59 east is former L-14D
193.18310.89
N-84 west (882nd Road)
199.45320.98
N-12 west (890th Road)
Southern end of N-12 concurrency
Dixon207.16333.39
N-12 east
Northern end of N-12 concurrency
Missouri River210.11338.14Vermillion–Newcastle Bridge

SD 19 north
Continuation into South Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 56–61. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Nebraska Roads: NE 11-20
  3. ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 15" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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