Nebraska Highway 121

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Nebraska Highway 121

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Nebraska Highway 121 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length 55.03 mi [1] (88.56 km)
Southern segment
Length 13.51 mi [1] (21.74 km)
South endN-32.svg N-32 west of Madison
North endUS 275.svg US 275 north of Battle Creek
Middle segment
Length 28.33 mi [1] (45.59 km)
South endN-13.svg N-13 northwest of Pierce
Major
junctions
US 20.svg US 20 in Osmond
North endN-84.svg N-84 east of Bloomfield
Northern segment
Length 13.19 mi [1] (21.23 km)
South endN-12.svg N-12 west of Crofton
North endUS 81.svg US 81 northeast of Crofton
Location
Counties Southern segment: Madison
Middle segment: Pierce, Knox
Northern segment: Knox, Cedar
Highway system
N-116.svg N-116 N-128 N-128.svg

Nebraska Highway 121 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with three segments. The southern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 32 west of Madison and ends at U.S. Highway 275 north of Battle Creek. The middle segment begins at Nebraska Highway 13 northwest of Pierce and ends at Nebraska Highway 84 north of Wausa. The northern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 12 in Crofton and ends at U.S. Highway 81 northeast of Crofton, near the South Dakota border.

Nebraska State of the United States of America

Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state.

Nebraska Highway 32 highway in Nebraska

Nebraska Highway 32 is a United States highway in Nebraska. It runs for 101 miles (163 km) through east central and eastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 14 in Petersburg. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 75 in Tekamah.

Madison, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,438 at the 2010 census.

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Route description

Southern segment

The southern segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at an intersection with NE 32 west of Madison. It heads in a northward direction through farmland, passing through Battle Creek. Just north of Battle Creek, it intersects with US 275, where this segment terminates for about 15 miles (24 km). [1] [2]

Battle Creek, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Battle Creek is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,207 at the 2010 census.

Middle segment

The middle segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at NE 13 northwest of Pierce. It heads in a northward direction through farmland, where it intersects with US 20 in Osmond. NE 121 runs concurrently with US 20 for about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the east, before splitting and continuing northward. It then intersects NE 59 before entering Wausa to the north. The highway turns to the east and then northward again as it passes through Wausa. Further north, it will meet NE 84 and the segment will terminate at that point, resuming about 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast. [1] [3]

Nebraska Highway 13 highway in Nebraska

Nebraska Highway 13 is a highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska that runs predominantly northwest-southeast with a south terminus east of Hadar at an intersection with U.S. Highway 81 and a north terminus two miles (3 km) south of Center, Nebraska at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 84.

Pierce, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Pierce is a city and county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census.

Osmond, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Osmond is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 783 at the 2010 census.

Northern segment

The third segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at NE 12 in Crofton. It heads northward from Crofton through farmland, passing by the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area and Gavins Point Dam. At that point, the highway turns to the northeast and finally directly eastward. It meets with US 81 south of the South Dakota border and just a couple of miles south of Yankton. NE 121 terminates at US 81. [1] [4]

Nebraska Highway 12 highway in Nebraska

Nebraska Highway 12 is a highway in northern and northeastern Nebraska. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 83 in Valentine and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 west of Jackson. The highway largely lies within 10 miles (16 km) of the South Dakota border its entire length. The highway has been designated the Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway.

Crofton, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Crofton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 726 at the 2010 census.

Gavins Point Dam

Gavins Point Dam is a 1.9 mi (3 km) long embankment rolled-earth and chalk-fill dam which spans the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake. The dam joins Cedar County, Nebraska with Yankton County, South Dakota a distance of 811.1 river miles upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, where the river joins the Mississippi River. The dam and hydroelectric power plant were constructed as the Gavins Point Project from 1952 to 1957 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan. The dam is located approximately 4 miles west or upstream of Yankton, South Dakota.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Madison 0.000.00N-32.svg N-32 Southern end of southern segment
Battle Creek 13.5121.74US 275.svg US 275 (Front Street)Northern end of southern segment
Gap in route
Pierce 28.1345.27N-13.svg N-13 Southern end of middle segment
Osmond 36.2958.40US 20.svg US 20 west (854th Road)South end of US 20 overlap
39.5863.70US 20.svg US 20 eastNorth end of US 20 overlap
Knox 46.6175.01N-59.svg N-59
Bloomfield 56.4690.86N-84.svg N-84 Northern end of middle segment
Gap in route
Crofton 66.46106.96N-12.svg N-12 (Harold Street)Southern end of northern segment
Cedar 79.65128.18US 81.svg US 81 Northern end of northern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 267–268. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 southern segment" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  3. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 middle segment" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  4. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 northern segment" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

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