History
Prior to November 2001, the current segment of Nebraska Highway 57 north of its present junction with Nebraska Highway 59 was a part of Nebraska Highway 15. The old route for Highway 57 went east from its current intersection with Highway 59, then turned north at what is now the intersection of U.S. 20, Highway 59 and Highway 15 north of Laurel. The highway then went north and ended at Highway 12. In November 2001, the routes for Highway 57 and Highway 15 were swapped so Highway 15 could align with the Vermillion-Newcastle Bridge, which opened that month. The east–west segment which carried both of those highways then became Highway 59.
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