Nebraska Highway 79

Nebraska Highway 79 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It is a north–south highway which has a length of 60.28 miles (97.01 km). The southern terminus of Highway 79 is northwest of Lincoln near Lincoln Airport at U.S. Highway 34. The northern terminus of Highway 79 is in Snyder.

Nebraska Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length60.36 mi[1] (97.14 km)
Existed1934[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 34 northwest of Lincoln
  N-92 west of Weston
US 30 in North Bend
North end N-91 in Snyder
Location
CountiesLancaster, Saunders, Dodge
Highway system
← N-78I-80 →

Route description

Nebraska Highway 79 begins northwest of Lincoln near Lincoln Municipal Airport at U.S. 34. The highway goes north into farmland, then northwest and meets Nebraska Highway 66 in Valparaiso. It goes north until meeting Nebraska Highway 92, with which it runs east concurrently for one mile (1.6 km). It turns north and passes through Prague. It continues north, turns east briefly, then turns north to enter Morse Bluff. It then crosses the Platte River and enters North Bend, where it intersects U.S. Highway 30. It continues north from North Bend, then ends at Nebraska Highway 91 in Snyder.[1][3]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lancaster​0.000.00 US 34 (W. Alvo Road/Purple Heart Highway)
Raymond5.038.10 S-55J east (W. Raymond Road)
SaundersValparaiso13.4921.71 N-66 west
​22.5336.26 N-92 westSouthern end of N-92 overlap
​23.5537.90 N-92 eastNorthern end of N-92 overlap
DodgeNorth Bend43.2269.56 US 30 (6th Street)
Snyder60.3697.14 N-91 (4th Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
  1. "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 200–201. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100". Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  3. Google (2010-11-05). "overview of Nebraska Highway 79" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

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