It runs for 10.38 miles (16.70 km).

The western terminus is at U.S. Highway 275 and Nebraska Highway 35 in Norfolk and its eastern terminus is at Nebraska Highway 57 in Stanton.

Nebraska Highway 24 begins in the southeastern part of Norfolk at U.S. Highway 275.

This intersection is also the western terminus of Nebraska Highway 35.

It goes southeast on a route which parallels the Elkhorn River towards Stanton.