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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nebraska–Colorado border