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Kearney

NE · 40.7008, -99.0811

Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, Sandhills Journey and Loup Rivers Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Kearney, Nebraska.

Kearney is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
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3 scenic drives near Kearney

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Kearney. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 2 mi out

  2. 02

    Sandhills Journey

    National Scenic Byway · 23 mi out

    Runs through Nebraska National Forest.

  3. 03

    Loup Rivers Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 26 mi out

Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Kearney are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

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