Nebraska Highway 61
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Nebraska Highway 61 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by NDOR | ||||
| Length: | 234.82 mi (377.91 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 K-161 south of Benkelman
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 US 34 in Benkelman US 6 in Imperial N-23 east of Grant   I-80 / US 26 / US 30 in Ogallala N-2 east of Hyannis US 20 in Merriman
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| North end: |
 SD 73 north of Merriman
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| Counties: | Dundy, Chase, Perkins, Keith, Arthur, Grant, Cherry | |||
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Nebraska Highway 61 is a highway in western Nebraska. It is a north–south highway with a length of 234.82 miles (377.91 km). The southern terminus of Nebraska Highway 61 is at the Kansas border south of Benkelman, where the highway continues south as K-161. The northern terminus is at the South Dakota border north of Merriman, where the highway continues north as South Dakota Highway 73.
Nebraska Highway 61 begins at the Kansas border south of Benkelman. It goes north through farmland for one mile (1.6 km), then intersects U.S. Highway 34, with which it overlaps through Benkelman. It goes north from Benkelman to Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, where it intersects U.S. Highway 6. They overlap north, then west into Imperial. At Imperial, Highway 61 turns north and continues north until an intersection with Nebraska Highway 23, where Highway 61 and Highway 23 turn west to go to Grant. At Grant, Highway 61 goes north and continues north until Interstate 80 at Ogallala. At I-80, an overlap with U.S. Highway 26 begins and they go north across the South Platte River and intersect U.S. Highway 30.
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