Nebraska Highway 121

Nebraska Highway 121 is a highway in northeastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with three segments:

• The southern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 32 west of Madison and ends at U.S. Highway 275 north of Battle Creek.
• The middle segment begins at Nebraska Highway 13 northwest of Pierce and ends at Nebraska Highway 84 north of Wausa.
• The northern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 12 in Crofton and ends at U.S. Highway 81 northeast of Crofton, near the South Dakota border.

Nebraska Highway 121
Nebraska Highway 121 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length	55.03 mi[1] (88.56 km)
Southern segment
Length	13.51 mi[1] (21.74 km)
South end	N-32 west of Madison
North end	US 275 north of Battle Creek
Middle segment
Length	28.33 mi[1] (45.59 km)
South end	N-13 northwest of Pierce
Major junctions	US 20 in Osmond
North end	N-84 east of Bloomfield
Northern segment
Length	13.19 mi[1] (21.23 km)
South end	N-12 west of Crofton
North end	US 81 northeast of Crofton
Location
Counties	Southern segment: Madison Middle segment: Pierce, Knox Northern segment: Knox, Cedar
Highway system
Nebraska State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Link Spur State Spurs Recreation ← N-116 → N-128

Route description

Southern segment

The southern segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at an intersection with NE 32 west of Madison. It heads in a northward direction through farmland, passing through Battle Creek. Just north of Battle Creek, it intersects with US 275, where this segment terminates for about 15 miles (24 km).[1][2]

Middle segment

The middle segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at NE 13 northwest of Pierce. It heads in a northward direction through farmland, where it intersects with US 20 in Osmond. NE 121 runs concurrently with US 20 for about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the east, before splitting and continuing northward. It then intersects NE 59 before entering Wausa to the north. The highway turns to the east and then northward again as it passes through Wausa. Further north, it will meet NE 84 and the segment will terminate at that point, resuming about 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast.[1][3]

Northern segment

The third segment of Nebraska Highway 121 begins at NE 12 in Crofton. It heads northward from Crofton through farmland, passing by the Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area and Gavins Point Dam. At that point, the highway turns to the northeast and finally directly eastward. It meets with US 81 south of the South Dakota border and just a couple of miles south of Yankton. NE 121 terminates at US 81.[1][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison	​	0.00	0.00	N-32	Southern end of southern segment
	Battle Creek	13.51	21.74	US 275 (Front Street)	Northern end of southern segment
Gap in route
Pierce	​	28.13	45.27	N-13	Southern end of middle segment
	Osmond	36.29	58.40	US 20 west (854th Road)	South end of US 20 overlap
		39.58	63.70	US 20 east	North end of US 20 overlap
Knox	​	46.61	75.01	N-59
	Bloomfield	56.46	90.86	N-84	Northern end of middle segment
	Gap in route
	Crofton	66.46	106.96	N-12 (Harold Street)	Southern end of northern segment
Cedar	​	79.65	128.18	US 81	Northern end of northern segment
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. pp. 267–268. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
2. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 southern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
3. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 middle segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
4. Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 121 northern segment" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

External links

• The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 101 to 300
• Nebraska Roads: NE 121-192