Nebraska Highway 5

Nebraska Highway 5 is a state highway in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States, that connects U.S. [Route 136 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 136], just north of Deshler, with Nebraska Highway 4, between Davenport and Carleton. N-5 is entirely a two-lane road that runs through rural agricultural area and is part of three National Historic Trails: the Oregon National Historic Trail, the California National Historic Trail, and the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

Route description

N-5 begins at an intersection with US 136 and 1st Street, immediately north of the northern city limits of Deshler.
From its southern terminus N-5 heads north for about before crossing over the Little [Blue River |Little Blue River]. Nearly farther north, N-5 crosses over the South Fork [Big Sandy Creek]. Continuing north for just over, N-5 crosses over two sets of Union Pacific Railroad tracks at a level crossing and then promptly crosses over Big [Sandy Creek |Big Sandy Creek].
About north of Big Sandy Creek, N-5 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with N-4 and Road 5400, about west of Carleton and east of Davenport.

History

N-5 was originally designated in 1925 from the Kansas state line south of Falls City north through Omaha to the Iowa state line at South [Sioux City, Nebraska|South Sioux City] and the Missouri River, replacing Nebraska Highway 10, Nebraska Highway 11, Nebraska Highway 12, and a portion of Nebraska Highway 13. Around 1933 the original N-5 became part of U.S. [Route 73 in Nebraska|US Route 73], U.S. [Route 75 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 75], U.S. [Route 77 in Nebraska|U.S. Route 77], and Nebraska Highway 9, and the N-5 designation was transferred to its current route in 1940.

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