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Nebraska Highway 12

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State Highway 12 marker
State Highway 12
Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway
Nebraska Highway 12 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length231.26 mi[1] (372.18 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 83 in Valentine
Major intersections US 183 in Springview
N-137 west of Naper
US 281 in Spencer
N-14 in Niobrara
US 81 east of Crofton
N-15 west of Obert
East end US 20 west of Jackson
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNebraska
CountiesCherry, Keya Paha, Boyd, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, Dakota
Highway system
← N-11→ N-13

Nebraska Highway 12 is a highway in northern and northeastern Nebraska. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 83 in Valentine and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 west of Jackson. The highway largely lies within 10 miles (16 km) of the South Dakota border its entire length. The highway has been designated the Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway.

Route description

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Nebraska Highway 12 begins at an intersection with US 83 in Valentine, Nebraska. It goes northeast out of Valentine through the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge before turning east. It also provides the easiest link to Smith Falls State Park. It passes through Sparks, then turns southeasterly towards Springview, where it meets U.S. Highway 183. After a brief concurrency with US 183 north, it turns east and briefly overlaps Nebraska Highway 137 before continuing eastward to another concurrency with Nebraska Highway 11 in Butte. It goes south out of Butte, then turns east and meets U.S. Highway 281 in Spencer, which it also overlaps. It continues eastward through the tribal lands of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and around the edge of Niobrara State Park. It then crosses the Niobrara River and enters the village of Niobrara, Nebraska, where it meets Nebraska Highway 14.[1][2]

NE 12 and NE 14 continue eastward together from Niobrara until NE 14 turns north to go across into South Dakota. NE 12 continues east through the Santee Indian Reservation and continues due east through Crofton, Nebraska. It continues on the same line eastward, intersecting U.S. Highway 81 in the process, then turns southeastward near Wynot. It meets Nebraska Highway 15 and the two routes are paired together through Obert and Maskell before NE 15 turns north to go toward Vermillion, South Dakota. It angles through Newcastle and Ponca. It turns briefly south, then goes southeast to end west of Jackson at an intersection with U.S. Highway 20.[1][2]


Duplex carrying Nebraska Highways 11 and 12 westbound out of Butte, Nebraska

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CherryValentine0.000.00 US 83 (Blue Star Memorial Highway)Western terminus; road continues south as US 83 (Main Street)
Fort Niobrara NWR4.136.65
 S-16A east
Keya PahaSpringview48.3177.75
 US 183 south (11th Street)		Western end of US 183 overlap
​53.3185.79
 US 183 north		Eastern end of US 183 overlap
​75.41121.36
 N-137 south		Western end of N-137 overlap
​79.90128.59
 N-137 north		Eastern end of N-137 overlap
BoydNaper89.47143.99
 S-8A north (County Road V)
Butte102.53165.01
 N-11 south		Western end of N-11 overlap
103.53166.62
 N-11 north / Lewis and Clark Trail		Eastern end of N-11 overlap
Spencer112.60181.21
 US 281 north		Western end of US 281 overlap
​116.19186.99
 US 281 south		Eastern end of US 281 overlap
KnoxNiobrara150.24241.79
 N-14 south (Cedar Street)		Western end of N-14 overlap
153.10246.39
 N-14 north		Eastern end of N-14 overlap
Santee156.13251.27
 S-54D north
Crofton178.41287.12
 N-121 north (8th Street)
Cedar​183.39295.14 US 81 – Yankton SD, Norfolk
Fordyce185.43298.42
 S-14A south (558th Avenue)
​190.43306.47
 N-57 south
St. Helena191.43308.08
 S-14H north (564 Avenue)
Wynot195.65314.87
 S-14B north
​200.11322.05
 N-15 south (572 Avenue)		Western end of N-15 overlap
Dixon​207.82334.45
 N-15 north (579 Avenue)		Eastern end of N-15 overlap
Ponca223.49359.67
 S-26E north (Nebraska Street)
224.47361.25
 N-9 south
DakotaWillis231.26372.18 US 20 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Sioux City, O'NeillEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 45–48. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "overview of Nebraska Highway 12" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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