Nebraska Highway 23

Nebraska Highway 23 is a 159.91-mile (257.35 km) highway in southwestern Nebraska, United States. Its western terminus is on the Colorado border at Venango, where the highway continues west as Colorado State Highway 23. The eastern terminus of NE 23 is at Holdrege at an intersection with U.S. Routes 6 and 34.

State Highway 23 marker

State Highway 23

Nebraska Highway 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length159.91 mi[1] (257.35 km)
Major junctions
West end SH 23 at Venango
Major intersections
East end US 6 / US 34 at Holdrege
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesPerkins, Lincoln, Frontier, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps
Highway system
← N-22→ N-24

Route description

Nebraska Highway 23 begins at the Colorado border at Venango. It passes northeasterly through farmland towards Grant, where it meets Nebraska Highway 61. After a brief concurrency, NE 23 and NE 61 separate and NE 23 continues east. Near Wallace, NE 23 meets Nebraska Highway 25. It continues east and near Wellfleet, meets U.S. Route 83. NE 23 turns south with US 83 and continues south until near Maywood, where they separate. After going east through Maywood, NE 23 continues east and meets Nebraska Highway 18 at Curtis. After a brief segment which runs northward, it passes Moorefield and continues on through Farnam. Near Farnam, NE 23 meets Nebraska Highway 47 and turns southeasterly. It passes through Eustis and meets Nebraska Highway 21. It continues southeasterly and meets U.S. Highway 283 in Elwood. It continues in a southeastern direction through Smithfield, Bertrand, and Loomis and ends at an intersection with US Routes 6 and 34 at the western end of Holdrege.[1][2]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PerkinsVenango0.000.00
 SH 23 west – Amherst, Holyoke		Western terminus
Grant18.2929.43
 N-61 north (Central Avenue) – Ogallala		Western end of N-61 concurrency
21.3834.41
 N-61 south – Imperial		Eastern end of N-61 concurrency
LincolnWallace49.2579.26 N-25 – Sutherland, Hayes Center
​70.41113.31
 US 83 north – North Platte		Western end of US 83 concurrency
FrontierMaywood84.06135.28
 US 83 south – McCook		Eastern end of US 83 concurrency
Curtis91.55147.34
 N-18 east (Center Avenue) – Stockville
Lincoln
 No major junctions
DawsonFarnam113.11182.03
 N-47 north (South Lake Avenue) – Gothenburg
FrontierEustis122.77197.58
 N-21 north – Cozad
GosperElwood132.53213.29 US 283 (Smith Avenue) – Lexington, Arapahoe
PhelpsHoldrege159.91257.35 US 6 / US 34 (West 4th Avenue)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 79–81. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Google (2010-11-03). "overview of Nebraska Highway 23" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
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