N @-@ 88 starts at the Nebraska – Wyoming state line in Banner County , where WYO 151 ends , and travel northeast . The road quickly bend east after less than one mile ( 1 @.@ 6 km ) , and continue in a straight line . For the next twenty miles ( 32 km ) , N @-@ 88 intersect minor streets , through rural farmland . The route turn south at N @-@ 71 , and become concurrent . Four miles ( 6 @.@ 4 km ) later , N @-@ 88 turns east , ending the concurrency with N @-@ 71 . The route continue to travel through farmland for sixteen miles ( 26 km ) , where it enter Morrill County . The road cross over Pumpkin Creek four times , and enter the unincorporated community of Redington . Two rock formations , Courthouse and Jail Rocks , become visible from the road . N @-@ 88 turn north toward Bridgeport soon after . The road cross over Pumpkin Creek for the fifth time , and enters into Bridgeport five miles ( 8 @.@ 0 km ) later . The road intersect a railroad owned by BNSF Railway . N @-@ 88 turns northeast soon after , and end at the intersection of US 385 and N @-@ 92 . In 2012 , Nebraska Department of Roads ( NDOR ) calculated as many as 2 @,@ 410 vehicles traveling on the N @-@ 71 / N @-@ 88 concurrency , and as few as 315 vehicles traveling east of the Banner – Morrill county line . This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic ( AADT ) , a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year . Only the N @-@ 71 / N @-@ 88 concurrency is part of the National Highway System ( NHS ) , a network of highways identified as being most important for the economy , mobility and defense of the nation .