Nebraska–Wyoming border

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The Nebraska–Wyoming border is the state line in the western Great Plains where Nebraska meets Wyoming, running largely north–south and helping define the political and geographic boundary between the two states.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Nebraska–Colorado border 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international-free internal border
state border of the United States
adjacentTo Great Plains physiographic province NERFINISHED
High Plains NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFrom Nebraska Territory boundary definitions
Wyoming Territory boundary definitions
crossedBy Interstate 80 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED
railroad lines
dateEstablishedApprox mid-19th century
defines geographic boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming
political boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming
endPoint tripoint of Nebraska–Wyoming–Colorado
establishedBy United States Congress
establishedFor creation of the Territory of Nebraska
creation of the Territory of Wyoming
followsLatitude 43rd parallel north
followsMeridian 104th meridian west
governedBy boundary compacts and federal statutes
hasDirection north–south
primarily north–south
hasFeature surveyed straight-line segments
tripoints with South Dakota and Colorado
hasLengthApprox about 315 miles
legalStatus interstate boundary recognized by U.S. federal law
locatedIn Great Plains
western Great Plains NERFINISHED
mapFeature shown on official state maps of Nebraska
shown on official state maps of Wyoming
nearbyCity Cheyenne, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Gering, Nebraska NERFINISHED
Scottsbluff, Nebraska NERFINISHED
Torrington, Wyoming NERFINISHED
partOf borders of Nebraska
borders of Wyoming
passesThroughRegion Panhandle of Nebraska NERFINISHED
eastern Wyoming
regionType western U.S. state line
separates Nebraska NERFINISHED
Wyoming NERFINISHED
startPoint tripoint of Nebraska–Wyoming–South Dakota
touchesState Colorado NERFINISHED
South Dakota NERFINISHED
usedAs state line

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Nebraska–South Dakota border adjacentTo Nebraska–Wyoming border
Nebraska–South Dakota border adjacentTo Nebraska–Wyoming border
this entity surface form: Nebraska–Colorado border