Nebraska Highway 59 is a highway in northeastern

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. The highway is divided into two segments which combine for a length of . The western segment of Nebraska Highway 59 has a western terminus at

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west of Creighton and an eastern terminus at

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northeast of

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. The eastern segment of Highway 59 has its western terminus at

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south of

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and its eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 north of

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Route description

Western segment

Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton. It continues east into farmland and through Creighton, then intersects

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. It continues due east and intersects

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south of Wausa before ending northeast of Magnet at

Eastern segment

The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and north of Belden. It goes straight east through farmland to the intersection of

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and U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel, where it ends.

History

Prior to November 2001, the current eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was an

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of Nebraska Highway 15 and Nebraska Highway 57. That month, the two highways were swapped and the eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was created.

Major intersections

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External links

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Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60
059 Transportation in Knox County, Nebraska Transportation in Cedar County, Nebraska