Nebraska Highway 7 is a highway in Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 91 in Brewster. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 183 near Springview.
 State Highway 7 | ||||
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 Nebraska Highway 7 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 84.34 mi[1] (135.73 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  N-91 in Brewster | |||
 US 20 in Ainsworth US 183 west of Long Pine | ||||
| North end | US 183 south of Springview | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nebraska | |||
| Counties | Blaine, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editNebraska Highway 7 goes north out of Brewster and heads north through the Sand Hills until it meets U.S. Highway 20 in Ainsworth. It goes east with US 20 into farmland from Ainsworth, and meets U.S. Highway 183 between Ainsworth and Long Pine. The three highways overlap until Bassett, where NE 7 turns north. NE 7 follows a route which goes alternately north and west past the Niobrara River and ends at US 183 south of Springview.[1][2]
The segment of highway it shares with US 183 and US 20 is a wrong-way concurrency, as while US 20 is going east, NE 7 is going north and US 183 is going south. Also, the segment of NE 7 between Bassett and Springview is a former segment of US 183. Previously Highway 7 went north from Ainsworth, crossing the Niobrara River at Meadville then continuing north to Highway 12. Signage in Ainsworth calls the road both "Old Highway 7" and "Meadville Road". One old concrete highway marker is still in place fourteen miles north of Ainsworth.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Blaine | Brewster | 0.00 | 0.00 | N-91 – Dunning, Taylor | |
| Brown | Ainsworth | 43.60 | 70.17 |  US 20 west (West 4th Street) – Valentine | South end of US 20 overlap |
| Long Pine | 49.07 | 78.97 |  US 183 north – Springview | South end of US 183 overlap | |
| 51.91 | 83.54 |   S-9A south – Long Pine | |||
| Rock | Bassett | 60.69 | 97.67 |  US 20 east / US 183 south (Clark Street) – O'Neill, Taylor | North end of US 20 and US 183 overlaps |
| Keya Paha | | 84.34 | 135.73 | US 183 – Springview, Ainsworth | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 32. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 7" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-03.