U.S. Route 20 in Nebraska

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 20 in Nebraska. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 20.

U.S. Highway 20 marker
U.S. Highway 20
Map
US-20 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length431.60 mi[1] (694.59 km)
Existed1926–present
Tourist
routes		 Bridges to Buttes Byway
Major junctions
West end US 20 west of Harrison
Major intersections
East end I-129 / US 20 / US 75 at South Sioux City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesSioux, Dawes, Sheridan, Cherry, Brown, Rock, Holt, Antelope, Pierce, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota
Highway system
← N-19→ N-21

U.S. Highway 20 (US-20) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for 3,365 miles (5,415 km) from Newport, Oregon, to Boston, Massachusetts. Within the state of Nebraska, it is a state highway that begins on the Wyoming–Nebraska state line west of Harrison near the Niobrara River and runs to the Nebraska–Iowa state line in South Sioux City. Throughout its 431.60-mile (694.59 km) length, the route passes through a diverse range of landscapes, including bluffs and escarpments in the Nebraska Panhandle, the Sandhills in the northern part of the state, and rolling hills and plains as the highway approaches the Missouri River valley south of Sioux City, Iowa.[2][3] Throughout its length, US-20 is a two-lane highway with the exception of the easternmost 8.45 miles (13.60 km), which is a four-lane divided highway, the last 3.21 miles (5.17 km) of which is concurrent with Interstate 129 (I-129).[1] The 197 miles (317 km) between the Wyoming border and Valentine is designated as the Bridges to Buttes Byway, one of nine scenic byways in the state of Nebraska.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 66–73. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Topographic Regions Map (Map). University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 1973.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference google was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Scenic Byways". Nebraska Department of Roads. Retrieved January 15, 2017.