page_title: Nebraska Highway 88
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nebraska Highway 88 / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Courthouse and Jail Rocks. Photographed in Bridgeport, Nebraska on June 5, 2004.
context_page_description: Nebraska Highway 88 is a highway in northwestern Nebraska. It has a western terminus at Wyoming Highway 151 at the Wyoming–Nebraska state line. The road travels eastward to N-71, where it turns south. N-88 continues east to south of Bridgeport. The road turns north, ends at an intersection with U.S. Highway 385 and N-92 in Bridgeport. The route was designated in 1937, before the official state highway system was created. It was extended to the state line in 1986.
context_section_description: N-88 was unofficially designated around 1937, connecting from N-29, to N-86 and N-19 in Bridgeport. The route remained relatively the same as the state highway system was officially designated. Before 1955, Nebraska did not have an adequate legal instrument to define the state highway system. By 1960, N-19 was renumbered to US 385, and US 26 was rerouted north near Bridgeport. The old alignment became part of N-92. Two years later, N-29 was renumbered to N-71. Between 1981-82, a road appeared on the official state map, extending from WYO 151 to N-71. That road became part of N-88 by 1986. No significant changes have been made since.
caption: Courthouse and Jail rocks near N-88
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