Nebraska Highway 43
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Nebraska Highway 43 is a highway in southeastern Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

. It runs for a length of 30 miles (48.3 km) in a south-to-north direction. Its southern terminus is near Adams
Adams, Nebraska
Adams is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:The area that would become the village of Adams was initially colonized by the namesake of the settlement, an Indiana pioneer named John O. Adams. Adams arrived in 1857; however, the...

 at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 41
Nebraska Highway 41
Nebraska Highway 41 is a highway in Nebraska. It runs for a length of in a west-to-east direction. Its western terminus is in Clay Center at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 14 and Nebraska Spur 18D...

. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 34 in Eagle
Eagle, Nebraska
Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....

.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 43 begins near Adams
Adams, Nebraska
Adams is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:The area that would become the village of Adams was initially colonized by the namesake of the settlement, an Indiana pioneer named John O. Adams. Adams arrived in 1857; however, the...

 at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 41
Nebraska Highway 41
Nebraska Highway 41 is a highway in Nebraska. It runs for a length of in a west-to-east direction. Its western terminus is in Clay Center at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 14 and Nebraska Spur 18D...

. The highway heads due north into farmland until Bennet
Bennet, Nebraska
Bennet is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 570 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bennet is located at ....

. Shortly after Bennet, the highway meets Nebraska Highway 2
Nebraska Highway 2
Nebraska Highway 2 is a highway in Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with 2 segments. The western segment begins at the South Dakota border northwest of Crawford and ends southeast of Grand Island at an intersection with Interstate 80. The eastern segment begins in Lincoln and ends at the...

 and turns east to overlap with Highway 2. Highway 2 and Highway 43 overlap until Palmyra
Palmyra, Nebraska
Palmyra is a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 546 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palmyra is located at ....

, which is where Highway 43 turns north. Highway 43 goes north for four miles (6 km), west for one, and then north for three more miles, where it meets U.S. Highway 34 in Eagle
Eagle, Nebraska
Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....

 and ends.

Major intersections

County Location Mile Junction Notes
Gage
Gage County, Nebraska
-History:Gage County was formed with land taken from the Oto in an 1854 treaty. It was named after the minister William D. Gage.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 22,993 people, 9,316 households, and 6,204 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per...

Adams
Adams, Nebraska
Adams is a village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 489 at the 2000 census.-History:The area that would become the village of Adams was initially colonized by the namesake of the settlement, an Indiana pioneer named John O. Adams. Adams arrived in 1857; however, the...

0.00 Southern terminus
Lancaster
Lancaster County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 250,291 people, 99,187 households, and 60,702 families residing in the county. The population density was 298 people per square mile . There were 104,217 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...

Panama
Panama, Nebraska
Panama is a village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Panama is located at ....

9.01
17.14 Interchange, south end of NE 2 overlap
Otoe
Otoe County, Nebraska
-History:Otoe County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Otoe Indian tribe.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 6,567 housing units...

Palmyra
Palmyra, Nebraska
Palmyra is a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 546 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palmyra is located at ....

22.40 North end of NE 2 overlap
Cass
Cass County, Nebraska
-Other Geographical notes:Due to its proximity to Cass County, Iowa, and because both of those counties receive most of their broadcasts from Omaha, Nebraska, references to 'Cass County' must be frequently disambiguated, or result in confusion.-Demographics:...

Eagle
Eagle, Nebraska
Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....

30.22 Northern terminus

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