Nebraska Highway 44

Nebraska Highway 44
Nebraska Highway 44
	Nebraska Highway 44 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	31.51 mi (50.71 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	N-4 south of Wilcox
	US 6 / US 34 west of Axtell; I-80 in Kearney;
North end	US 30 in Kearney
Location
Counties	Franklin, Kearney, Buffalo
Highway system
	Nebraska State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Link; Spur State Spurs; ; Recreation;

Nebraska Highway 44 (NE-44) is a 31.51-mile (50.71 km) highway in Franklin, Kearney, and Buffalo counties in Nebraska, United States. It runs in a south-to-north direction from Nebraska Highway 4 (NE-4) south of Wilcox to an intersection with U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Kearney.

Route description[]

NE-44 begins at an intersection with NE-4 south of Wilcox. It heads through farmland and passes through Wilcox, then meets U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 6 (US 6/US 34), which are concurrent with each other. NE-44 then turns east with US 6/US 34 and passes through Axtell. East of Axtell, NE-44 turns north. Near Kearney, NE-44 meets Nebraska Link 50A, which serves as a link to Fort Kearny State Historical Park. Shortly after, NE-44 crosses the Platte River and becomes a divided highway. NE-44 then enters Kearney and meets Interstate 80. The highway continues north towards downtown Kearney on Second Avenue and ends at an intersection with US 30.^[1]^[3]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Franklin		0.00	0.00	N-4	Southern terminus; road continues as 21 Road
Kearney	Axtell	12.47	20.07	US 6 / US 34 west – Holdrege	Southern end of US 6/US 34 concurrency
	Axtell	16.55	26.63	US 6 / US 34 east – Minden	Northern end of US 6/US 34 concurrency
		27.39	44.08	L-50A east (V Road)
Buffalo	Kearney	29.35	47.23	I-80 – Grand Island, North Platte	I-80 Exit 272
Buffalo	Kearney	31.51	50.71	US 30 (25th Street)	Northern terminus; road continues north as 2nd Avenue, serving CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus