Nebraska Highway 46 is a highway in 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 from south to north for a length of 12 miles (19.3 km). It has a southern terminus at Nebraska Highway 89

Nebraska Highway 89

Nebraska Highway 89 is a highway in southern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 83 west of Danbury. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 183 south of Alma.-Route description:...

 west of Stamford

Stamford, Nebraska

Stamford is a village in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.-History:Stamford, named after Stamford, Connecticut, was laid out by the Lincoln Land Company in 1887, becoming incorporated as a village in 1907. The first town board members were Frank...

. It has a northern terminus at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 north of Oxford

Oxford, Nebraska

Oxford is a village in Furnas and Harlan Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 876 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at...

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Route description

Nebraska Highway 46 begins at Nebraska Highway 89 west of Stamford. It goes north and meets U.S. Highway 136 in Oxford. They overlap through Oxford and separate on the eastern edge of Oxford. After a brief northwesterly section, the highway turns north at the Furnas County

Furnas County, Nebraska

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

/Harlan County

Harlan County, Nebraska

-History:Prior to 1870, the portion of the Republican valley that now includes Harlan County was a prized hunting ground for the Native Americans; and the threat of attack deterred white settlement in the area...

 border and ends when it meets U.S. 6 and U.S. 34 north of Oxford.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Furnas Furnas County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...	Stamford Stamford, Nebraska Stamford is a village in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.-History:Stamford, named after Stamford, Connecticut, was laid out by the Lincoln Land Company in 1887, becoming incorporated as a village in 1907. The first town board members were Frank...	0.00		Southern terminus
	Oxford Oxford, Nebraska Oxford is a village in Furnas and Harlan Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 876 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at...	7.46		South end of US 136 overlap
Harlan Harlan County, Nebraska -History:Prior to 1870, the portion of the Republican valley that now includes Harlan County was a prized hunting ground for the Native Americans; and the threat of attack deterred white settlement in the area...		7.89		North end of US 136 overlap
Harlan Harlan County, Nebraska -History:Prior to 1870, the portion of the Republican valley that now includes Harlan County was a prized hunting ground for the Native Americans; and the threat of attack deterred white settlement in the area... /Furnas Furnas County, Nebraska -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,324 people, 2,278 households, and 1,489 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...		12.00		Northern terminus

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 41-60