Nebraska Highway 99
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Nebraska Highway 99 is a highway in southeastern 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 has a southern terminus at the Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 border south of Burchard
Burchard, Nebraska
Burchard is a village in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 103 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burchard is located at ....

 and just north of Summerfield, Kansas
Summerfield, Kansas
Summerfield is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 156.-Geography:Summerfield is located at...

. Its northern terminus is north of Burchard at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 4
Nebraska Highway 4
Nebraska Highway 4 is a highway in Nebraska. The entirety of the route is in Nebraska's southern tier of counties. Beatrice is the only city with over 1,000 in population on the highway. Its western terminus is at an intersection with US 6 and US 34 southwest of Atlanta...

. It lies entirely in Pawnee County
Pawnee County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,087 people, 1,339 households, and 850 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

. It is a part of a three-state "Highway 99" which includes K-99
K-99 (Kansas highway)
K-99 is a Kansas state highway that runs north–south through the eastern part of the state.K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield at the Nebraska state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua where it crosses the Oklahoma border and becomes State Highway 99...

 in Kansas and Oklahoma State Highway 99.

Route description

Nebraska Highway 99 begins just north of Summerfield, Kansas. The southern terminus of NE 99 is also the northern terminus of K-99. A couple miles north of the border, it is paired with Nebraska Highway 8
Nebraska Highway 8
Nebraska Highway 8 is a highway in southern and southeastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 14 in Superior and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 73 in Falls City...

 for several miles through farmland. After the two highways separate, NE 99 continues north through Burchard
Burchard, Nebraska
Burchard is a village in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 103 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burchard is located at ....

. After 3 miles (4.8 km), NE 99 meets Nebraska Highway 4
Nebraska Highway 4
Nebraska Highway 4 is a highway in Nebraska. The entirety of the route is in Nebraska's southern tier of counties. Beatrice is the only city with over 1,000 in population on the highway. Its western terminus is at an intersection with US 6 and US 34 southwest of Atlanta...

 and ends.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pawnee County
Pawnee County, Nebraska
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,087 people, 1,339 households, and 850 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

.
Location Mile Junction Notes
0.00 Kansas border, southern terminus
3.01 South end of NE 8 overlap
7.64 North end of NE 8 overlap
Burchard
Burchard, Nebraska
Burchard is a village in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 103 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burchard is located at ....

13.05 Northern terminus

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