Nebraska Highway 116
Nebraska Highway 116 is a state highway in southeastern Dixon County, Nebraska, United States, that connects Nebraska Highway 15, west of Concord, with U.S. [Route 20 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 20] north of Dixon. N-116 is a two-lane road located entirely within rural agricultural area.
Route description
N-116 begins a T intersection with N-15 on the Cedar-Dixon county line, west of Concord. From its southern terminus, N-116 heads west-northwesterly for just over to reach the western end of Nebraska Spur 26B, at a T intersection, having crossed over the Logan Creek Dredge on a truss bridge along the way.East of its junction with S-26B, N-116 curves to head north. After roughly N-116 passes along the western edge of the village of Dixon, running along Richardson Street within the community. About a block after entering Dixon, N-116 crosses over two sets of railroad tracks owned by the Nebraska Northeastern Railway.
Beyond Dixon, N-116 continues north for approximately to cross 870th Road. Immediately north of 870th Road, N-116 has a gradual jog to the east of about before resuming it course to the north. About farther north N-116 reaches its northern terminus at US 20.
History
A gravel road from west of Concord to US 20 has been in the state highway system since 1937. By 1948, the road was extended southwest to connect to N-15. The road became designated as N-116 by 1953, two years before the official state highway system was created.N-116 was resurfaced in bitumen in 1964.