Nebraska Highway 7 is a

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. Its southern terminus is at

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in Brewster. Its northern terminus is at

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near Springview.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 7 goes north out of Brewster and heads north through the Sand Hills until it meets U.S. Highway 20 in

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. It goes east with US 20 into farmland from Ainsworth, and meets

between Ainsworth and Long Pine. The three highways overlap until Bassett, where NE 7 turns north. NE 7 follows a route which goes alternately north and west past the

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and ends at US 183 south of Springview. The segment of highway it shares with US 183 and US 20 is a

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, as while US 20 is going east, NE 7 is going north and US 183 is going south. Also, the segment of NE 7 between Bassett and Springview is a former segment of US 183. Previously Highway 7 went north from Ainsworth, crossing the Niobrara River at Meadville then continuing north to Highway 12. Signage in Ainsworth calls the road both "Old Highway 7" and "Meadville Road". One old concrete highway marker is still in place fourteen miles north of Ainsworth.

Major intersections

References

External links

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The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30
007 Transportation in Blaine County, Nebraska Transportation in Brown County, Nebraska Transportation in Rock County, Nebraska Transportation in Keya Paha County, Nebraska