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Nebraska Highway 40 is a highway in central
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. It has a length of . It has a western terminus at
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in Arnold and an eastern terminus north of Kearney at an intersection with
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Route description

Nebraska Highway 40 begins in Arnold at an intersection with
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. It goes south out of Arnold into farmland and at an intersection with
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, turns east. It continues east until Nebraska Spur 21B, a spur road into Callaway, then turns southeasterly. At Oconto, Highway 40 meets
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. It continues in a southeasterly direction through Eddyville and
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and at
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, meets
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. It continues southeast through
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and Riverdale and ends north of Kearney at an intersection with
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. Much of the alignment of Nebraska Highway 40 from Oconto southeastward to its eastern terminus lies parallel to the
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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