Nebraska Highway 51 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It has a length of 36.63 miles (58.95 km) and runs from west to east. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 275 northwest of Wisner and an eastern terminus at the Burt County Missouri River Bridge at the Missouri River in Decatur.

State Highway 51 marker
State Highway 51
Nebraska Highway 51 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length36.63 mi[1] (58.95 km)
Existed1932[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 275 northwest of Wisner
Major intersections US 77 north of Lyons
US 75 in Decatur
East end Iowa 175 at Missouri River in Decatur
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesCuming, Burt
Highway system
N-50 N-52

Route description

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Nebraska Highway 51 begins northwest of Wisner at U.S. 275. It goes east into farmland and meets Nebraska Highway 9 west of Bancroft. It continues east and skirts the southern edge of Bancroft, after which it meets Nebraska Highway 16. After five miles (8 km), it meets U.S. Highway 77. It continues east and meets U.S. Highway 75 in Decatur. (According to a 1940 map, the highway turned south at Highway 77 to Lyons and then went east from Lyons to Decatur. It was apparently rerouted sometime between 1940 and 1955. The old section of road is now listed as Old Highway 118.) After overlapping in Decatur, Highway 51 turns east and crosses the Missouri River via the Burt County Missouri River Bridge. The highway continues on in Iowa as Iowa Highway 175.[1][3]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CumingWisner0.000.00  US 275 – West Point, NorfolkWestern terminus
6.8010.94 
 
 
 
L-20A south (12th Road) to US 275 – Beemer
11.7818.96  N-9 (17th Road) – Pender, West Point
CumingBurt
county line
19.7531.78 
 
N-16 north – Pender
Burt24.5039.43  US 77 – Sioux City, Fremont
Decatur35.5057.13 
 
US 75 south – Tekamah
Western end of US 75 overlap
36.0057.94 
 
US 75 north (4th Avenue north)
Eastern end of US 75 overlap
Missouri River36.6358.95Burt County Missouri River Bridge (formerly tolled)
NebraskaIowa line
 
 
Iowa 175 east
Continuation into Iowa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 148. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 31 to 60". Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  3. ^ "overview of Nebraska Highway 51" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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