Nebraska Highway 16
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Nebraska Highway 16 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska
. Its southern terminus is southeast of Bancroft
at an intersection with NE 51
. Its northern terminus is at NE 35
south of Wakefield
.
and NE 1
just southeast of Bancroft
. It heads in a northwesterly direction, intersecting NE 9
south of Pender
. It turns northward, running concurrently with NE 9 before splitting off to the west just north of Pender. It continues westward before turning to the north. It ends at an intersection with NE 35
south of Wakefield
.
to Omaha
on an alignment which follows current U.S. Highway 83 from North Platte to Stapleton
and Nebraska Highway 92
from Stapleton east to Omaha. The original designation of the current Nebraska Highway 16 was Nebraska Highway 92, but in 1936, the two highway numbers were swapped.
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....
. Its southern terminus is southeast of Bancroft
Bancroft, Nebraska
Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G...
at an intersection with NE 51
Nebraska Highway 51
Nebraska Highway 51 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It has a length of and runs from west to east. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 275 northwest of Wisner and an eastern terminus at the Burt County Missouri River Bridge at the Missouri River in Decatur.-Route description:Nebraska...
. Its northern terminus is at NE 35
Nebraska Highway 35
Nebraska Highway 35 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It has a western terminus in Norfolk at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 24 and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Highway 75 at Dakota City...
south of Wakefield
Wakefield, Nebraska
Wakefield is a city in Dixon and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.The Dixon County portion of Wakefield is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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Route description
Nebraska Highway 16 begins at an intersection with NE 51Nebraska Highway 51
Nebraska Highway 51 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. It has a length of and runs from west to east. It has a western terminus at U.S. Highway 275 northwest of Wisner and an eastern terminus at the Burt County Missouri River Bridge at the Missouri River in Decatur.-Route description:Nebraska...
and NE 1
Nebraska Highway 1
Nebraska Highway 1 is a highway in eastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 34 south of Elmwood. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 75 in Murray.-Route description:...
just southeast of Bancroft
Bancroft, Nebraska
Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G...
. It heads in a northwesterly direction, intersecting NE 9
Nebraska Highway 9
Nebraska Highway 9 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. The southern terminus is located just north of West Point at an intersection with U.S. Highway 275. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 12 just south of Ponca....
south of Pender
Pender, Nebraska
Pender is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, located on the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 1,002 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Thurston County...
. It turns northward, running concurrently with NE 9 before splitting off to the west just north of Pender. It continues westward before turning to the north. It ends at an intersection with NE 35
Nebraska Highway 35
Nebraska Highway 35 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It has a western terminus in Norfolk at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 24 and an eastern terminus at U.S. Highway 77 and U.S. Highway 75 at Dakota City...
south of Wakefield
Wakefield, Nebraska
Wakefield is a city in Dixon and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.The Dixon County portion of Wakefield is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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History
The original Nebraska Highway 16 went from North PlatteNorth Platte, Nebraska
North Platte is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the southwestern part of the state, along Interstate 80, at the confluence of the North and South Platte Rivers forming the Platte River...
to Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
on an alignment which follows current U.S. Highway 83 from North Platte to Stapleton
Stapleton, Nebraska
Stapleton is a village in and the county seat of Logan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 301 at the 2000 census.Stapleton is part of the North Platte, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and Nebraska Highway 92
Nebraska Highway 92
Nebraska Highway 92 is a highway in Nebraska. Its western terminus is at the Wyoming border west of Lyman, Nebraska and its eastern terminus is in Omaha at the Missouri River, where it enters Iowa. Nebraska Highway 92 is part of a continuous 4-state "Highway 92" which begins in Torrington,...
from Stapleton east to Omaha. The original designation of the current Nebraska Highway 16 was Nebraska Highway 92, but in 1936, the two highway numbers were swapped.
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Intersections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuming Cuming County, Nebraska -History:Cuming County was formed in 1855. It was named after Thomas B. Cuming, an early governor of this territory.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,203 people, 3,945 households, and 2,757 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile... |
Southeast of Bancroft Bancroft, Nebraska Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 520 at the 2000 census.John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G... |
0.00 | Southern terminus | |
| South of Pender Pender, Nebraska Pender is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, located on the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 1,002 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Thurston County... |
10.29 | South end of NE 9 overlap | ||
| Thurston Thurston County, Nebraska -History:Varying cultures of indigenous peoples lived along the rivers for thousands of years before European encounter.Thurston County was organized by European Americans in 1889 from land that had been divided between Dakota and Burt counties since the dissolution of Blackbird County in 1879. It... |
Pender Pender, Nebraska Pender is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, located on the Omaha Indian Reservation. The population was 1,002 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Thurston County... |
11.94 | ||
| 12.36 | North end of NE 9 overlap | |||
| Wayne Wayne County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,437 households, and 2,206 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 3,662 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile... |
South of Wakefield Wakefield, Nebraska Wakefield is a city in Dixon and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 1,411 at the 2000 census.The Dixon County portion of Wakefield is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
28.15 | Northern terminus | |