Nebraska Highway 97

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.

Nebraska Highway 97
Nebraska Highway 97 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	140.78 mi[1] (226.56 km)
Existed	1936[2]–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 State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Link Spur State Spurs Recreation ← N-96 → N-98

Route description

N-97 in the Sand Hills of Hooker County, October 2010

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.[1][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lincoln	North Platte	0.00	0.00	US 83
McPherson	​	26.24	42.23	N-92 east	Southern end of N-92 concurrency
	Tryon	30.71	49.42	N-92 west	Northern end of N-92 concurrency
Hooker	Mullen	66.61	107.20	N-2 (1st Street)
Cherry	Valentine	140.78	226.56	US 20 (West C Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

 U.S. Roads portal

References

1. "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 257. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
2. "The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 61 to 100". Archived from the original on 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
3. Google (2010-11-02). "overview of Nebraska Highway 97" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-02.

External links

• Nebraska Roads: NE 81-100