Nebraska Highway 97

Nebraska Highway 97
Route information
Maintained by NDOR
Length:	140.78 mi[2] (226.56 km)
Existed:	1936[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US-83 north of North Platte
	N-92 east of Tryon N-2 in Mullen
North end:	US-20 in Valentine
Location
Counties:	Lincoln, McPherson, Hooker, Cherry
Highway system
Nebraska Highways ← N-96 N-98 →

Nebraska Highway 97 is a highway in western Nebraska. It has a southern terminus north of North Platte at an intersection with U.S. Highway 83. The northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 20 in Valentine.

Route description

N-97 in the Sand Hills of Hooker County

Nebraska Highway 97 begins to the north of North Platte branching off US 83. It heads to the northwest through prairies where it meets NE 92 east of Tryon. The highway runs concurrently with NE 92 to the west through Tryon, before splitting off and continuing northward. In Mullen, the highway intersects NE 2. It continues heading northward and to the northeast, passing the Merritt Reservoir along the way. NE 97 also passes Nebraska Spur 16F just north of the reservoir before continuing to the northeast. When the highway reaches Valentine, it terminates at US 20.^[2][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Junction	Notes
Lincoln	North Platte	0.00	US-83 (State Highway 70)	Southern terminus
McPherson		26.24	N-92 east	South end of NE 92 overlap
	Tryon	30.71	N-92 west	North end of NE 92 overlap
Hooker	Mullen	66.61	N-2 (1st Street)
Cherry	Valentine	140.78	US-20 (West C Street)	Northern terminus

References

1. ^ The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100
2. ^ ^{a b c} Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of Nebraska Highway 97 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=nebraska+97+and+us+83+north+platte&daddr=42.1296049,-101.0343876+to:c+street+and+airport+road+valentine&geocode=FUyhdAIdHrP--SlFRnr3XSR2hzGMs5TNWITyeg%3BFcTYggIdbVb6-SmpGXTiriN4hzFC9kRV5xUlQw%3BFYUcjgId1qgB-ikhXzBRFneChzHkqwjeP8G43Q&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=42.866686,-100.552368&sspn=0.014343,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=8&via=1. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 81-100