Nebraska Highway 59 is a highway in northeastern 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....

. The highway is divided into two segments which combine for a length of 37.49 miles (60.3 km). The western segment of Nebraska Highway 59 has a western terminus at Nebraska Highway 14

Nebraska Highway 14

Nebraska Highway 14 is a highway in Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at the Kansas border southwest of Superior and a northern terminus east of Niobrara at the South Dakota border.-Route description:...

 west of Creighton

Creighton, Nebraska

Creighton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. The city was named in honor of John A...

 and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 81 northeast of Magnet

Magnet, Nebraska

Magnet is a village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Magnet is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

. The eastern segment of Highway 59 has its western terminus at Nebraska Highway 57

Nebraska Highway 57

Nebraska Highway 57 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska, United States. It is a highway divided into two segments, which combine for a length of . The southern terminus of the southern segment of Nebraska Highway 57 is northeast of Leigh at Nebraska Highway 91, while its northern terminus is at...

 south of Coleridge

Coleridge, Nebraska

Coleridge is a village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Coleridge is located at ....

 and its eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel

Laurel, Nebraska

Laurel is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 964 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Laurel is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land....

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Western segment

Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 14 west of Creighton. It continues east into farmland and through Creighton, then intersects Nebraska Highway 13. It continues due east and intersects Nebraska Highway 121

Nebraska Highway 121

Nebraska Highway 121 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with three segments. The southern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 32 west of Madison and ends at U.S. Highway 275 north of Battle Creek. The middle segment begins at Nebraska Highway 13 northwest of...

 south of Wausa

Wausa, Nebraska

Wausa is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wausa is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

 before ending northeast of Magnet at U.S. Highway 81.

Eastern segment

The eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 begins at Nebraska Highway 57 south of Coleridge and north of Belden

Belden, Nebraska

Belden is a village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 131 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Belden is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

. It goes straight east through farmland to the intersection of Nebraska Highway 15

Nebraska Highway 15

Nebraska Highway 15 is a highway in Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at the Kansas border south of Fairbury and a northern terminus northeast of Maskell at the South Dakota border.-Route description:...

 and U.S. Highway 20 north of Laurel, where it ends.

History

Prior to November 2001, the current eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was an overlap

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 of Nebraska Highway 15 and Nebraska Highway 57. That month, the two highways were swapped and the eastern segment of Nebraska Highway 59 was created.

Western segment

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Knox Knox County, Nebraska -History:The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area on 4 September 1804.The US Treaty with the Ponca tribe was signed at White Paint Creek on 9 June 1825.Knox County was formed in 1854. It was named after Major General Henry Knox.-Demographics:...		0.00		Western terminus of western segment
	Winnetoon Winnetoon, Nebraska Winnetoon is a village in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 68 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Winnetoon is located at ....	4.00
	Creighton Creighton, Nebraska Creighton is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census. The city was named in honor of John A...	7.02
		25.04
Cedar Cedar County, Nebraska -History:Cedar County was formed in 1855. It was named for the great number of cedars that grow there.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,615 people, 3,623 households, and 2,565 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile . There were...	Magnet Magnet, Nebraska Magnet is a village in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Magnet is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....	29.06
		31.06		Eastern terminus of western segment

Eastern segment

The entire route is in Cedar County

Cedar County, Nebraska

-History:Cedar County was formed in 1855. It was named for the great number of cedars that grow there.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,615 people, 3,623 households, and 2,565 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile . There were...

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Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
	42.06		Western terminus of eastern segment
	48.04
	48.49		Eastern terminus of eastern segment

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60