Nebraska Highway 84 begins at an intersection with NE 14 on the east side of Verdigre.

It leaves Verdigre heading in a northeasterly direction into hilly prairieland before turning southward toward Center.

It meets NE 13 south of Center and then heads eastward through farmland into Bloomfield.

It heads north for a few blocks, running concurrently with NE 57 for about half a mile, before continuing to the east.

After leaving Hartington, it continues eastward before terminating at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 15.