Nebraska Highway 63 is a highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in eastern 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 is a north–south highway with a length of 13.93 miles (22.4 km). Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 34 east of Eagle

Eagle, Nebraska

Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....

. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 6

U.S. Route 6 in Nebraska

In the U.S. State of Nebraska, U.S. Highway 6 is a highway which goes from the Colorado border west of Imperial in the west to the Iowa border in the east at Omaha. Significant portions of the highway are concurrent with other highways, most significantly, U.S. Highway 34 between Culbertson and...

 southwest of Ashland

Ashland, Nebraska

Ashland is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census.- History :Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom of Salt Creek, an otherwise mud-bottomed stream that was a formidable obstacle for wagon trains on the...

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Route description

Nebraska Highway 63 begins at U.S. 34 east of Eagle

Eagle, Nebraska

Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....

. It goes north into farmland through Alvo

Alvo, Nebraska

Alvo is a small village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alvo is located at ....

 before intersecting Interstate 80

Interstate 80 in Nebraska

In the U.S. state of Nebraska, Interstate 80 runs west from Omaha to the Wyoming state border, ultimately terminating in San Francisco, California. When it completed construction of the stretch of Interstate 80 spanning the state on October 19, 1974, Nebraska was the first state in the nation to...

. It goes north towards Ashland

Ashland, Nebraska

Ashland is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census.- History :Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom of Salt Creek, an otherwise mud-bottomed stream that was a formidable obstacle for wagon trains on the...

 before ending at U.S. 6. Nebraska Highway 63 currently lies entirely in Cass County

Cass County, Nebraska

-Other Geographical notes:Due to its proximity to Cass County, Iowa, and because both of those counties receive most of their broadcasts from Omaha, Nebraska, references to 'Cass County' must be frequently disambiguated, or result in confusion.-Demographics:...

. Exit signage on Interstate 80

Interstate 80

Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...

 indicates the Nebraska Highway 63 exit as the exit for Ashland and Greenwood

Greenwood, Nebraska

Greenwood is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 544 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greenwood is located at ....

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History

Prior to October 24, 2005, Nebraska Highway 63 extended north from its present terminus on a concurrency with U.S. Highway 6 to Ashland. At Ashland, it turned north, and followed a highway which went north and west near the villages of Memphis

Memphis, Nebraska

Memphis is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Memphis is located at ....

 and Ithaca

Ithaca, Nebraska

Ithaca is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 168 at the 2000 census. Even though a small village, Ithaca has attracted several notable residents to the surrounding area...

, eventually terminating at U.S. Highway 77 south of Wahoo

Wahoo, Nebraska

Wahoo is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,508 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Saunders County.-History:Wahoo was founded in 1870...

. On that day, that part of the highway was renumbered as Nebraska Highway 66

Nebraska Highway 66

Nebraska Highway 66 is a highway in central and eastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with four segments heading in a west-to-east direction. The first segment begins at Nebraska Highway 14 south of Central City and ends at U.S. Highway 81 south of Stromsburg. The second segment begins...

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Major intersections

The entire route is in Cass County

Cass County, Nebraska

-Other Geographical notes:Due to its proximity to Cass County, Iowa, and because both of those counties receive most of their broadcasts from Omaha, Nebraska, references to 'Cass County' must be frequently disambiguated, or result in confusion.-Demographics:...

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Location	Mile	Junction	Notes
Eagle Eagle, Nebraska Eagle is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,105.-Geography:Eagle is located at ....	0.00		Southern terminus
	10.95		I-80 exit 420
Ashland Ashland, Nebraska Ashland is a city in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census.- History :Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom of Salt Creek, an otherwise mud-bottomed stream that was a formidable obstacle for wagon trains on the...	13.93		Northern terminus

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 61-80