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Nebraska Highway 11 (N-11) is a
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in central and northern
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, United States. Its southern terminus is at
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(I-80) south of
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. Its northern terminus is at the
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border north of
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. The highway goes through the eastern portion of the Sand Hills.


Route description

N-11 begins at Exit 300 of I-80, which is also the exit for NE Spur 40D. It goes north through farmland into
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, where it crosses over U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska (US 30) without an interchange. Access to US 30 is available via Link 40G to the north. It continues north through
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, then meets Nebraska Highway 58. The two highways run
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, heading northeast to
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, where they separate. N-11 proceeds north to
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, then turns northwest on an alignment that parallels the North
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. It passes through
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and Burwell, then turns north after passing
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. N-11 continues north into areas of prairie and meets
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in
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. N-11 goes north into farmland some more, briefly goes east, then turns north to go through
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, where it meets
Nebraska Highway 12 Nebraska Highway 12 is a highway in northern and northeastern Nebraska. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 83 in Valentine and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 west of Jackson. The highway largely lies within 10 miles (16 km) ...
(N-12). After a brief concurrency with N-12, N-11 turns north and goes into
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, where the road continues as South Dakota Highway 43.


Major intersections


See also

*
List of state highways in Nebraska In the U.S. state of Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) maintains a system of state highways. Every significant section of roadway maintained by the state is assigned a number, officially State Highway No. ''X'' but also c ...


References


External links

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Nebraska Roads: NE 11-20
011 Transportation in Hall County, Nebraska Transportation in Howard County, Nebraska Transportation in Greeley County, Nebraska Transportation in Valley County, Nebraska Transportation in Garfield County, Nebraska Transportation in Holt County, Nebraska Transportation in Boyd County, Nebraska