Panhandle, western Nebraska highways continue to face closures
Highways in the Nebraska Panhandle are taking a beating for the second straight week, with closures continuing Thursday morning.
By News Channel NebraskaSIDNEY, Neb. -- Highways in the Nebraska Panhandle are taking a beating for the second straight week, with closures continuing Thursday morning.
Starting one mile north of Kimball, Highway 71 is closed until three miles south of Scottsbluff. Highway 19 south of Sidney is closed through the Colorado state line. Highway 113 is closed in both directions in Colorado from US-138 to the Nebraska border.
Further north, Highway 29 between Mitchell and Harrison is also closed.
In the eastern edge of the Panhandle and further toward north central Nebraska, several highways connecting with South Dakota are closed or considered impassable.
A roughly 100-mile stretch of Highway 20, starting nine miles east of Gordon and extending all the way to Valentine, is closed. A stretch of Highway 385 that connects Highway 20 with the South Dakota border is also closed.
Nebraska Highway 87, located east of Antioch, is closed for a nearly 70-mile stretch up to the South Dakota border.
Highways 27, which run parallel to 87, is also closed. Further east, Highway 61 is considered impassable for approximately 70 miles from Hyannis to South Dakota.
Other highways in northeast Colorado that are closed as of Thursday morning include Highway 385 from Holyoke to Julesburg; Highway 14 from Ault to Sterling; and Highway 59 from Yuma to Sedgwick.
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