Nebraska Highway 11 (N-11) is a
state highway
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in central and northern
Nebraska
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, United States. Its southern terminus is at
Interstate 80
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(I-80) south of
Wood River Wood River may refer to:
Rivers In Canada
* Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake
* Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan
In Ireland
* Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...
. Its northern terminus is at the
South Dakota
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border north of
Butte
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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
Wood River Wood River may refer to:
Rivers In Canada
* Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake
* Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan
In Ireland
* Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...
, where it crosses over
U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska
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(US 30) without an interchange. Access to US 30 is available via Link 40G to the north. It continues north through
Cairo
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, then meets
Nebraska Highway 58
Nebraska Highway 58 is a highway in Nebraska. It has a length of . Much of the route lies near the Loup River. The southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 281 south of St. Paul. The northern terminus is at an intersection with N ...
. The two highways run
concurrent
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Law
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, heading northeast to
Dannebrog
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* The national Flag of Denmark
* Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen, links=no), a Royal Danish decoration
Places
* Dannebrog Island, an i ...
, where they separate. N-11 proceeds north to
Elba, then turns northwest on an alignment that parallels the North
Loup River
The Loup River (pronounced /lup/) is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately long, in central Nebraska in the United States. The river drains a sparsely populated rural agricultural area on the eastern edge of the Great Plains southeast o ...
. It passes through
Ord
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Places
* Ord of Caithness, landform in north-east Scotland
* Ord, Nebraska, USA
* Ord, Northumberland, England
* Muir of Ord, village in Highland, Scotland
* Ord, Skye, a place near Tarskavaig
* Ord River, Western Austr ...
and
Burwell, then turns north after passing
Nebraska Highway 91. N-11 continues north into areas of prairie and meets
U.S. Route 20 in
Atkinson. N-11 goes north into farmland some more, briefly goes east, then turns north to go through
Butte
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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
South Dakota
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, where the road continues as
South Dakota Highway 43
South Dakota Highway 43 (SD 43) is a state highway that exists entirely in the southern part of Gregory County in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It begins as an extension of Nebraska Highway 11 (N-11) at the Ne ...
.
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
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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