Nebraska Highway 29 is a highway in western 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 56 miles (90.1 km). It has a southern terminus at U.S. Highway 26 in Mitchell

Mitchell, Nebraska

Mitchell is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,831 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mitchell is located at ....

 and a northern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 in Harrison

Harrison, Nebraska

Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....

.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 29 begins in Mitchell at US 26. It proceeds north for 33 miles (53.1 km) to Agate and the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska. The main features of the Monument are a valley of the Niobrara River, and the fossils found on Carnegie Hill and University Hill....

, where the highway crosses the Niobrara River

Niobrara River

The Niobrara River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, running through the U.S. states of Wyoming and Nebraska. The river drains one of the most arid sections of the Great Plains, and has a low flow for a river of its length...

. It continues north, with a short westerly segment, to Harrison, where it meets US 20 and ends.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Scotts Bluff Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska -National protected area:* North Platte National Wildlife Refuge* Scotts Bluff National Monument-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,951 people, 14,887 households, and 10,167 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 16,119...	Mitchell Mitchell, Nebraska Mitchell is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,831 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mitchell is located at ....	0.00		Southern terminus
Sioux Sioux County, Nebraska -National protected areas:* Agate Fossil Beds National Monument* Nebraska National Forest * Oglala National Grassland -Demographics:...	Harrison Harrison, Nebraska Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....	55.81		Northern terminus

External links

• The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 1 to 30