{{Short description|State highway in Nebraska, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=NE |type=NE |route=103 |alternate_name= |map=Nebraska Highway 103 map.png |map_notes=Nebraska Highway 103 highlighted in red |length_mi=50.59 |length_notes= |length_ref=<ref name=ndor>{{cite web|title=Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book|url=http://www.roads.nebraska.gov/media/6920/logbook.pdf|publisher=Nebraska Department of Roads|accessdate=January 7, 2017|pages=260–261|date=2015|archive-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171736/http://www.roads.nebraska.gov/media/6920/logbook.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |established=1936<ref>[http://www.dm.net/~chris-g/ne100up.html#NE-103 The Nebraska Highways Page: Highways 101 to 300] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051222204330/http://www.dm.net/~chris-g/ne100up.html |date=2005-12-22 }}</ref> |section1=Southern segment |length_mi1=11.39 |length_ref1=<ref name=ndor/> |direction_a1=South |direction_b1=North |terminus_a1={{jct|state=NE|NE|8}} south of Diller |terminus_b1={{jct|state=NE|US|136}} north of Diller |section2=Northern segment |length_mi2=39.20 |length_ref2=<ref name=ndor/> |direction_a2=South |direction_b2=North |terminus_a2={{jct|state=NE|NE|4}} east of Plymouth |junction2={{jct|state=NE|NE|41}} in Wilber<br>{{jct|state=NE|NE|33}} in Crete<br>{{jct|state=NE|US|6}} north of Pleasant Dale |terminus_b2={{jct|state=NE|I|80}} north of Pleasant Dale |counties=Southern segment: Jefferson<br>Northern segment: Gage, Saline, Seward |previous_type=NE |previous_route=99 |next_type=NE |next_route=105 }} '''Nebraska Highway 103''' is a highway in southeastern Nebraska. It is a discontinuous highway with two segments. The southern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 8 south of Diller and ends at U.S. Highway 136 north of Diller. The northern segment begins at Nebraska Highway 4 east of Plymouth and ends at Interstate 80 north of Pleasant Dale.

==Route description== ===Northern segment=== The northern segment of Nebraska Highway 103 begins at N-4, east of Plymouth. It heads in a northerly direction through farmland, turning briefly to the northwest as it passes through De Witt. After leaving De Witt, N-103 continues heading northward. In Wilber, it intersects with N-41. The highway continues heading north and slightly to the northwest until it meets N-33 in Crete. It runs concurrently with N-33 for about {{convert|3.5|mi|km}}, passing through Crete. Just to the northeast of Crete, N-103 splits off and continues northward. After passing through Pleasant Dale, it intersects with US 6. Less than a mile later, N-103 intersects with I-80 where it then terminates.<ref name=ndor/><ref name="google2">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=nebraska+103+and+nebraska+4&daddr=40.82252,+-96.92950&geocode=FUUGZwIdgDc5-ikz2c2GfVqWhzEVgokxHUdFcA%3BFfjmbgIdJPk4-g&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=40.824105,-96.925979&sspn=0.014809,0.042272&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9|title=Overview of Nebraska Highway 103 northern segment|accessdate=2010-11-05}}</ref>

===Southern segment=== The southern branch of Nebraska Highway 103 begins at an intersection with N-8 south of Diller. It heads directly northward through farmland, passing through Diller along the way. At US 136 north of Diller, this segment of N-103 terminates and resumes about {{convert|8|mi|km}} to the north.<ref name=ndor/><ref name="google">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=nebraska+103+and+nebraska+8&daddr=nebraska+103+and+us+136&hl=en&geocode=Fc0IYwIdtuM4-ilZQ-EvaTeWhzGAOrMqh1nR4Q%3BFciMZQIdeeI4-inPlRnCbk-WhzGYhaA9no77Kg&mra=ls&sll=41.426253,-97.822266&sspn=1.878162,5.410767&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11|title=Overview of Nebraska Highway 103 southern segment|accessdate=2010-11-05}}</ref>

==History== ===Northern segment=== top|left|100px The northern segment was first numbered N-82 as early as 1937.<ref name="1937map">{{cite web |url=https://dot.nebraska.gov/media/6887/nebraska-1937.pdf |title=Official Map - Nebraska State Highway System |date=August 1, 1937 |website=Nebraska Department of Transportation |publisher=Department of Roads & Irrigation, Bureau of Roads and Bridges |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref> The renumbering of N-82 to N-103 occurred somewhere between 1962 and 1981. Also during this timeframe, N-103 was rerouted to the southwest of Crete and extended north through Pleasant Dale, terminating at a newly constructed interchange with I-80. Originally gravel before and around 1981,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dot.nebraska.gov/media/6886/nebraska-1962.pdf |title=Nebraska State Highways |date=1962 |website=Nebraska Department of Transportation |publisher=Department of Roads |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dot.nebraska.gov/media/6885/nebraska-1981-82.pdf |title=1981-1981 Official Highway Map - Nebraska |website=Nebraska Department of Transportation |publisher=Department of Roads |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref> the section north of Crete has since been paved.

===Southern segment=== The southern segment of N-103 largely follows today's alignment. However, according to the 1937 state highway map, its southern terminus was Diller.<ref name="1937map" /> Between 1937 and 1940, N-103 was extended further south and terminated at Nebraska Highway 3 South<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dot.nebraska.gov/media/6881/nebraska-1940.pdf |title=Official Map - Nebraska State Highway System |date=April 1, 1940 |website=Nebraska Department of Transportation |publisher=Department of Roads & Irrigation, Bureau of Roads and Bridges |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref> (the current terminus), or present day N-4.

==Major intersections== {{Jcttop|length_ref=<ref name=ndor/>}} {{NEint |county=Jefferson |cspan=4 |location=none |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=NE|NE|8|name1=705th Road}} |notes=Southern terminus of southern segment }} {{NEint |location=Harbine |mile=11.39 |road={{jct|state=NE|US|136}} |notes=Northern terminus of southern segment }} {{Jctgap|text={{convert|7.85|mi|adj=on}} gap in route}} {{NEint |location=none |mile=19.24 |road={{jct|state=NE|NE|4}} |notes=Southern terminus of northern segment }} {{Jctco|state=NE|county=Gage}} {{NEint |county=Saline |cspan=3 |location=Wilber |mile=32.73 |road={{jct|state=NE|NE|41|name1=3rd Street}} }} {{NEint |location=Crete |lspan=2 |type=concur |mile=42.70 |road={{jct|state=NE|NE|33|dir1=west}} |notes=South end of N-33 overlap }} {{NEint |type=concur |mile=46.14 |road={{jct|state=NE|NE|33|dir1=east}} |notes=North end of NE 33 overlap }} {{NEint |county=Seward |cspan=2 |location=Pleasant Dale |lspan=2 |mile=57.79 |road={{jct|state=NE|US|6|name1=O Street Road}} }} {{NEint |mile=58.23 |mile2=58.44 |road={{jct|state=NE|I|80}} |notes=I-80 exit 388 }} {{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}

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==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://nebraskaroads.com/roads/nebroutes/101-119.html#103 Nebraska Roads: NE 101-119]

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