Nebraska Highway 71

State Highway 71
State Highway 71
	Nebraska Highway 71 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	170.12 mi (273.78 km)
Existed	1962–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 71 south of Kimball
	I-80 south of Kimball; US 30 in Kimball; N-88 northeast of Harrisburg; N-92 southeast of Scottsbluff; US 26 east of Scottsbluff; N-2 west of Hemingford; US 20 in Crawford
North end	N-2 / SD 71 northwest of Crawford
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Counties	Kimball, Banner, Scotts Bluff, Sioux, Box Butte, Dawes
Highway system
	Nebraska State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Link; Spur State Spurs; ; Recreation;

Nebraska Highway 71 is a highway in western Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at the Colorado border south of Kimball, as a continuation of Colorado State Highway 71. Its northern terminus is at the South Dakota border northwest of Crawford, where it continues as South Dakota Highway 71.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 71 begins south of Kimball at the Colorado border, where it continues from CO 71. It heads northward from Colorado, intersecting I-80 just to the south of Kimball. It then runs east, concurrently, with Interstate 80 to the next exit where it heads north as a by-pass along the eastern side of Kimball. Just before it passes over US 30 it has a junction with Link 53E which provides access to US 30. Further north, the highway meets NE 88 and runs concurrently northward with it for a couple of miles. N-71 splits off to the north at this point, heading to the northeast to bypass Gering. East of Gering, it intersects NE 92 and runs concurrently northward with it. A little to the north, N-71 and N-92 intersect with US 26, and run concurrently to the northwest along it, passing through Scottsbluff.^[1]^[2]

At the north side of Scottsbluff, N-71 splits off to the north again. The highway continues north into the Nebraska Sandhills, turning to the northeast and east where it intersects with N-2 west of Hemingford. Both highways turn north and about 25 miles (40 km) later enter Crawford and intersect US 20. After leaving Crawford, the highway continues to the northwest, where it runs along the border with South Dakota for about a mile until they terminate at the South Dakota state line with SD 71 south of Ardmore, South Dakota.^[1]^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kimball		0.00	0.00	SH 71 south – Brush	Southern terminus; continuation into Colorado
		15.17– 15.34	24.41– 24.69	I-80 – Cheyenne, Sidney	Diamond interchange; Southern end of I-80 overlap; I-80 exit 20
		17.34– 17.50	27.91– 28.16	I-80 – Cheyenne, Sidney	Partial cloverleaf interchange; Northern end of I-80 overlap; I-80 exit 22
	Kimball	18.53	29.82	L-53E to US 30	Access to US 30 provided via Link 53E
Banner		42.70	68.72	S-4A west	Eastern terminus of S-4A
		43.70	70.33	N-88 east	Southern end of N-88 concurrency
		47.77	76.88	N-88 west	Northern end of N-88 concurrency
Scotts Bluff		58.45– 58.60	94.07– 94.31	5 Rocks Road – Gering	Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance only
	Gering	61.95	99.70	N-92 east	Partial cloverleaf interchange; southern end of N-92 concurrency
		63.97	102.95	Beltline Highway East – Scottsbluff	Partial interchange; northbound exit only
		64.54	103.87	US 26 east	Southern end of US 26 concurrency
	Scottsbluff	67.95	109.35	US 26 / N-92 west	Northern end of US 26 concurrency
Sioux	No major junctions
Box Butte		114.95	184.99	N-2 east	Southern end of N-2 concurrency
Dawes		140.79	226.58	US 20 west – Lusk	Southern end of US 20 concurrency
	Crawford	141.65	227.96	US 20 east – Chadron	Northern end of US 20 concurrency
		170.12	273.78	N-2 ends SD 71 north	Northern end of N-2 concurrency; western terminus of N-2; northern terminus of N-71; continues into South Dakota as SD 71
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access