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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nebraska–Colorado border 1
Nebraska–Wyoming border canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international-free internal border
state border of the United States
adjacentTo Great Plains physiographic province
linked to: Great Plains

High Plains
linked to: High Plains region
country United States
createdFrom Nebraska Territory boundary definitions
Wyoming Territory boundary definitions
crossedBy Interstate 80
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 30
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
linked to: Great Plains
mapFeature shown on official state maps of Nebraska
shown on official state maps of Wyoming
nearbyCity Cheyenne, Wyoming
linked to: Cheyenne

Gering, Nebraska
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Torrington, Wyoming
partOf borders of Nebraska
borders of Wyoming
passesThroughRegion Panhandle of Nebraska
eastern Wyoming
regionType western U.S. state line
separates Nebraska
Wyoming
startPoint tripoint of Nebraska–Wyoming–South Dakota
touchesState Colorado
South Dakota
usedAs state line

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nebraska–South Dakota border adjacentTo Nebraska–Wyoming border
Nebraska–South Dakota border adjacentTo Nebraska–Colorado border
linked to: Nebraska–Wyoming border