Nebraska Highway 15 (N-15) is a highway in eastern
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
, United States. It has a southern terminus at the
Kansas
Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...
border south of
Fairbury and a northern terminus northeast of
Maskell at the
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
border.
Route description
Nebraska Highway 15 begins at the Kansas border south of Fairbury. This southern terminus for NE 15 is also the northern terminus for
K-15. It goes north through farmland towards Fairbury and crosses the
Little Blue River. At Fairbury it crosses
U.S. Highway 136. Near
Dorchester it joins with
U.S. Highway 6 for about before splitting off again, and then crossing
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
south of Seward. In Seward, it meets
U.S. Highway 34. It continues north and crosses the
Platte River
The Platte River () is a major American river, in the state of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, w ...
just before reaching
Schuyler, and then
U.S. Highway 30. It continues north from there where, near Pilger, it travels east for along with
U.S. Highway 275. Then it heads back north and passes through Wayne before joining
U.S. Highway 20 for near Laurel. It then splits from US 20, and travels due north until it junctions with
Nebraska Highway 12. It overlaps NE 12 for past Maskell and then heads back north where it crosses the
Missouri River
The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
via the
Vermillion-Newcastle Bridge into
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
and changes to
South Dakota Highway 19
South Dakota Highway 19 (SD 19) is a state highway in southeastern South Dakota, United States. It connects the Nebraska state line, south of Vermillion, with the southeastern part of the Madison area, via Viborg, Hurley, Park ...
.
Major intersections
See also
References
External links
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The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30
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Transportation in Jefferson County, Nebraska
Transportation in Saline County, Nebraska
Transportation in Seward County, Nebraska
Transportation in Butler County, Nebraska
Transportation in Colfax County, Nebraska
Transportation in Stanton County, Nebraska
Transportation in Wayne County, Nebraska
Transportation in Cedar County, Nebraska
Transportation in Dixon County, Nebraska