Nebraska Highway 87

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Nebraska Highway 87
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Nebraska Highway 87 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length76.76 mi [1]  (123.53 km)
Existed1935 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endN-2.svg N-2 in Alliance
 US 20.svg US 20 in Hay Springs
North endSD 407.svg SD 407 north of Whiteclay
Location
Counties Box Butte, Sheridan
Highway system
N-85.svg N-85 N-88.svg N-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.

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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 Butte Alliance 0.000.00N-2.svg N-2 (East 3rd Street)
15.8625.52N LINK 7E.svg L-7E west (Dodge Road)
Sheridan Hay Springs 44.3771.41US 20.svg US 20 westSouth end of US 20 overlap
Rushville 55.7689.74US 20.svg US 20 eastNorth end of US 20 overlap
Whiteclay 76.76123.53SD 407.svg SD 407 north (White Clay Road)Continuation into South Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 238. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100". Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  3. Google (2010-11-02). "overview of Nebraska Highway 87" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2010-11-02.

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