Nebraska Highway 44

State Highway 44
State Highway 44
	Nebraska Highway 44 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDOT
Length	29.47 mi (47.43 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	N-4 south of Wilcox
	US 6 / US 34 west of Axtell
North end	I-80 in Kearney
Location
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
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 29.47-mile (47.43 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 Interstate 80 (I-80) 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, where it ends on the north side of the westbound I-80 ramps. The roadway continues north towards downtown Kearney as Second Avenue.^[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	Northern terminus; road ends on the north side of I-80 Exit 272; roadway continues north as Second Ave toward downtown Kearney
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus