Nebraska Highway 59

Nebraska Highway 59
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	37.49 mi[1] (60.33 km)
Western segment
Length:	31.06 mi[1] (49.99 km)
West end:	N-14 west of Creighton
East end:	US 81 east of Magnet
Eastern segment
Length:	6.43 mi[1] (10.35 km)
West end:	N-57 south of Coleridge
East end:	US 20 / N-15 north of Laurel
Location
Counties:	Western segment: Knox, Cedar Eastern segment: Cedar
Highway system
Nebraska Highways Link Spur Recreation ← N-58 N-61 →

Nebraska Highway 59 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. The highway is divided into two segments which combine for a length of 37.49 miles (60.33 km). The western segment of Nebraska Highway 59 has a western terminus at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 81 northeast of Magnet. The eastern segment of Highway 59 has its western terminus at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and its eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel.

Route description

Western segment

Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton. It continues east into farmland and through Creighton, then intersects Nebraska Highway 13. It continues due east and intersects Nebraska Highway 121 south of Wausa before ending northeast of Magnet at U.S. Highway 81.^[1][2]

Eastern segment

The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and north of Belden. It goes straight east through farmland to the intersection of Nebraska Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel, where it ends.^[1][3]

History

Prior to November 2001, the current eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was an overlap of Nebraska Highway 15 and Nebraska Highway 57. That month, the two highways were swapped and the eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was created.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Knox	​	0.00	0.00	N-14	Western terminus of western segment
	Winnetoon	4.00	6.44	S-54B north (528 Avenue)
	Creighton	7.02	11.30	N-13
	​	25.04	40.30	N-121 (549th Avenue)
Cedar	Magnet	29.06	46.77	S-14C south (553rd Avenue)
	​	31.06	49.99	US 81	Eastern terminus of western segment
Gap in route
Cedar	​	42.06	67.69	N-57 (566th Avenue)	Western terminus of eastern segment
	​	48.04	77.31	N-15 (572 Avenue)
	​	48.49	78.04	US 20 (872nd Road)	Eastern terminus of eastern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
2. Google (2010-11-09). "overview of Nebraska Highway 59 western segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
3. Google (2010-11-09). "overview of Nebraska Highway 59 eastern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
4. The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 31 to 60

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60