Nebraska Highway 40 is a highway in central
Nebraska
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. It has a length of . It has a western terminus at
Nebraska Highway 92
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in
Arnold and an eastern terminus north of
Kearney at an intersection with
Nebraska Highway 10
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.
Route description
Nebraska Highway 40 begins in
Arnold at an intersection with
Nebraska Highway 92
Nebraska Highway 92 is a highway that enters the state from Nebraska's western border at the Wyoming state line west of Lyman, Nebraska, to the state's eastern border on the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Missouri River in Omaha, w ...
. It goes south out of Arnold into farmland and at an intersection with
Nebraska Highway 47
Nebraska Highway 47 is a highway in Nebraska. It is a highway split into two segments. The southern segment runs for between Nebraska Highway 89 near Wilsonville and U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 in Cambridge. The northern segment runs ...
, turns east. It continues east until
Nebraska Spur 21B, a spur road into
Callaway, then turns southeasterly. At
Oconto, Highway 40 meets
Nebraska Highway 21
Nebraska Highway 21 is a highway in central Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 23 east of Eustis. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 2 and Nebraska Highway 92 in Broken Bow.
Route description
...
. It continues in a southeasterly direction through
Eddyville and
Sumner
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and at
Miller
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, meets
U.S. Highway 183
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. It continues southeast through
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and
Riverdale and ends north of
Kearney at an intersection with
Nebraska Highway 10
Nebraska Highway 10 is a highway in Nebraska. Its southern terminus is at the Kansas border south of Franklin, Nebraska, Franklin. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 58, Nebraska Highway 92, and List_of_Nebraska_Con ...
. Much of the alignment of Nebraska Highway 40 from Oconto southeastward to its eastern terminus lies parallel to the
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.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Nebraska Roads: NE 21-40
040
Transportation in Custer County, Nebraska
Transportation in Dawson County, Nebraska
Transportation in Buffalo County, Nebraska