U.S. Route 83

{{Short description|Highway in the United States}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox road |country=USA |type=US |route=83 |map={{maplink-road|frame-height=290|from=U.S. Route 83.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=US 83 highlighted in red |length_mi=1886 |length_ref=<ref>{{Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.9995988,-101.0179383/25.8876379,-97.4763877/@32.338987,-102.6322717,5.92z/data=!4m35!4m34!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-101.2906201!2d48.0008548!3s0x52d8da00b2ea68e1:0x2299ff9182354abe!3m4!1m2!1d-100.772669!2d46.8540373!3s0x52d7822f9ec25525:0xa1cd7b02ef78b49c!3m4!1m2!1d-100.7163911!2d43.3773871!3s0x877f51482bbe3e0d:0x7018b4ba50eff56e!3m4!1m2!1d-100.8697907!2d39.4233328!3s0x870ab39f09422bdf:0x55b34db69221352d!3m4!1m2!1d-99.7825481!2d28.4552571!3s0x865e2ef68334a8c5:0x67ad77c186f849a5!3m4!1m2!1d-99.0903304!2d26.5878236!3s0x86640ea7eb645b43:0x12c3d6fdf95daaf!1m0!3e0!4e1|access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref> |length_round=0 |established=1926 |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{Jct|country=MEX|FH|101|FH|180}} at the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] in [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville, TX]] |junction={{plainlist| *{{Jct|country=USA|I|2}} from [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]] to [[La Joya, Texas|La Joya, TX]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} from [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] to [[Botines, Texas|Botines, TX]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|10}} from [[Segovia, Texas|Segovia]] to [[Junction, Texas|Junction, TX]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|20}} in [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} in [[Shamrock, Texas|Shamrock, TX]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|70}} near [[Oakley, Kansas|Oakley, KS]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|80}} in [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte, NE]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|90}} from [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo]] to [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian, SD]] *{{Jct|country=USA|I|94}} from [[Sterling, North Dakota|Sterling]] to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck, ND]] }} |terminus_b={{Jct|state=MB|Hwy|83}} at the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]] near [[Westhope, North Dakota|Westhope, ND]] |states=[[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Nebraska]], [[South Dakota]], [[North Dakota]] |previous_type=US |previous_route=82 |next_type=US |next_route=84 }}

'''U.S. Route 83''' ('''US 83''') is a major north–south [[United States Numbered Highway]] that extends {{convert|1885|mi|km}} in the [[central United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usroute83.com/|title=U.S. Route 83|website=usroute83|access-date=2017-03-16|archive-date=2019-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718104430/http://www.usroute83.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Only four other north–south routes are longer: [[U.S. Route 1|US 1]], [[U.S. Route 41|US 41]], [[U.S. Route 59|US 59]], and [[U.S. Route 87|US 87]], while US 83 follows a straighter north-south path than all of these. Nearly half of its mileage is in the state of [[Texas]]. The highway's northern terminus is north of [[Westhope, North Dakota]], at the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]], where it continues as [[Manitoba Highway 83]] (PTH 83). The southern terminus is at the [[Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates|Veterans International Bridge]] in [[Brownsville, Texas]]. Together, US 83 and PTH 83 form a continuously numbered north-south highway with a combined distance of 3,450 kilometres (2,140 mi).

==Route description== {{More citations needed section|date=September 2018}}

===Texas=== {{main|U.S. Route 83 in Texas}} US 83 is a largely north–south highway, {{convert|893|mi|km}} in length, in Texas except for a segment parallel to the [[Rio Grande]], where it takes an east–west course, much of which [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with [[Interstate 2]] (I-2). It enters the United States and Texas near [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]] concurrent with [[U.S. Route 77|US 77]] and then splits from US 77 at [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]]. Passing [[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]] with I-2, it begins to veer northward and passes the current western terminus of I-2 at [[Peñitas, Texas|Peñitas]](A new short roadway designated as Spur 83 forms a branch from Business US 83 to I-2), follows the Rio Grande to [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] where it meets [[Interstate 35|I-35]] in a {{convert|18|mi|km|adj=on}} concurrency before heading northwestward. It meets [[Interstate 10|I-10]] at [[Junction, Texas|Junction]], where it has a {{Convert|5|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} concurrency with I-10, before heading almost due-north to [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]], meeting [[Interstate 20|I-20]] on an expressway before heading north again on mostly undivided surface roads. It again heads slightly west of due north to meet [[U.S. Route 287|US 287]] in [[Childress, Texas|Childress]] and [[Interstate 40|I-40]] in [[Shamrock, Texas|Shamrock]]. About {{convert|5+1/2|mi|km}} north of [[Perryton, Texas|Perryton]] it leaves Texas and enters Oklahoma. Except for Abilene, Laredo, and some cities in the lower Rio Grande Valley it is largely rural in nature.

===Oklahoma=== {{main|U.S. Route 83 in Oklahoma}} US 83 traverses the Oklahoma panhandle along the western border of [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver County]], but in this brief {{convert|37|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch it encounters no fewer than three other federal highways. Approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} from the Texas line, US 83 intersects [[U.S. Highway 412|US 412]] in the hamlet of [[Bryan's Corner, Oklahoma|Bryan's Corner]]. Continuing its journey northward, the highway crosses the [[Beaver River (Oklahoma)|Beaver River]], then intersects [[U.S. Highway 64|US 64]] in [[Turpin, Oklahoma|Turpin]]. US 83 north and US 64 east are co-signed for three northbound miles, where US 64 turns eastward. At this intersection, [[U.S. Highway 270|US 270]] west joins the highway, and together with US 83 proceeds northbound for the final {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}} to the Kansas line.

===Kansas=== {{main|U.S. Route 83 in Kansas}} US 83 enters the Sunflower State in [[Seward County, Kansas|Seward County]], approximately {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} south of [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]], where it intersects [[U.S. Route 54|US 54]] and US 270 ends. North of Liberal, US 83 begins a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 160|US 160]], and the highways remain joined until reaching [[Sublette, Kansas|Sublette]], the seat of [[Haskell County, Kansas|Haskell County]]. US 83 and US 160 split north of Sublette; US 160 heads west toward [[Ulysses, Kansas|Ulysses]], and US 83 continues north toward [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]].

At Garden City, [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]] and [[U.S. Route 400|US 400]] join US 83 for a brief concurrency on a bypass around the east and north sides of the city while US 83 Business follows the former routing through downtown. All three routes cross [[K-156 (Kansas highway)|K-156]], also known as Kansas Avenue, in the northwest portion of the city. At the north end of the US 50/US 83 Business route, US 83 splits and heads north toward [[Scott City, Kansas|Scott City]], while US 50 and US 400 remain joined through the rest of the state. The highway passes through largely unpopulated areas of [[Finney County, Kansas|Finney County]] and [[Scott County, Kansas|Scott County]] before reaching a junction with [[K-96 (Kansas highway)|K-96]] in downtown Scott City.

In northern Scott County, [[K-4 (Kansas highway)|K-4]] has its origins at US 83, heading east toward [[Healy, Kansas|Healy]], and US 83 traverses through rolling farmlands until reaching [[Oakley, Kansas|Oakley]], the seat of [[Logan County, Kansas|Logan County]]. US 83 reaches [[U.S. Route 40 in Kansas|US 40]] less than a mile west of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|I-70]], and the two highways jog west for a brief multiplex before US 83 splits and crosses I-70.

North of I-70, US 83 intersects US 24 then curves northeast, east of [[Gem, Kansas|Gem]] in [[Thomas County, Kansas|Thomas County]]. US 83 continues its northeasterly track through [[Rexford, Kansas|Rexford]] and [[Selden, Kansas|Selden]]. After passing through Selden, US 83 intersects the southern terminus of K-383 and the northern terminus of K-23. From here, US 83 turns north, crosses into [[Decatur County, Kansas|Decatur County]] then continues north and intersects [[U.S. Route 36 in Kansas|US 36]] in [[Oberlin, Kansas|Oberlin]]. Oberlin is the last area of significant population the highway passes in Kansas; the next city is [[McCook, Nebraska]].

===Nebraska=== [[File:Nebraska Sandhills.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A view of the [[Dismal River]], [[Sandhills (Nebraska)|Nebraska Sandhills]], and US 83 in Thomas County, Nebraska]] US 83 enters Nebraska south of [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook]], where it meets [[U.S. Route 6|US 6]] and [[U.S. Route 34|US 34]]. It continues northward to [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte]], where it intersects [[Interstate 80|I-80]] and [[U.S. Route 30|US 30]]. After leaving North Platte in a northeasterly direction, it turns north near [[Thedford, Nebraska|Thedford]] and goes north through the [[Sand Hills (Nebraska)|Sand Hills]] to [[Valentine, Nebraska|Valentine]]. For {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} before Valentine, it runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 20|US 20]]. After passing through Valentine, it continues north to enter South Dakota. On its journey through Nebraska, the road "passes more cattle than people".<ref name=jensen />{{rp|193}}

===South Dakota=== [[Image:US 83 South at I-90, Murdo, South Dakota.jpg|thumb|Looking south at the intersection of US 83 and I-90 in Murdo, South Dakota]]{{Main|U.S. Route 83 in South Dakota}} US 83 enters South Dakota south of [[Olsonville, South Dakota|Olsonville]] on a segment of highway which passes through the [[Rosebud Indian Reservation]]. After a brief overlap with [[U.S. Route 18|US 18]] in [[Mission, South Dakota|Mission]], the route turns north and meets [[Interstate 90|I-90]] at [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo]]. The two routes overlap as US 83 goes east with I-90 until [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian]], where US 83 turns north. At [[Fort Pierre, South Dakota|Fort Pierre]], US 83 meets [[U.S. Route 14|US 14]] and [[South Dakota Highway 34]]. The three highways overlap as they cross the [[Missouri River]] and enter [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]. At Pierre, SD 34 separates and US 83 turns northeast with US 14. They separate near [[Blunt, South Dakota|Blunt]] and US 83 turns northward. US 83 briefly overlaps with [[U.S. Route 212|US 212]] near [[Gettysburg, South Dakota|Gettysburg]] and with [[U.S. Route 12|US 12]] through the [[Selby, South Dakota|Selby]] area. US 83 leaves South Dakota north of [[Herreid, South Dakota|Herreid]].

The South Dakota section of US 83, with the exception of concurrencies with US 18, I-90, US 14, US 212, and US 12, is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-180.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=31-4-180 |title=South Dakota Codified Laws |publisher=Legis.state.sd.us |access-date=2013-01-26 |archive-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702104210/http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=31-4-180 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===North Dakota=== {{main|U.S. Route 83 in North Dakota}} From South Dakota, US 83 enters [[North Dakota]] near the town of [[Hague, North Dakota|Hague]], and runs northward for approximately {{convert|68|mi|km}}, serving the small cities of [[Strasburg, North Dakota|Strasburg]] and [[Linton, North Dakota|Linton]] before reaching [[Interstate 94 in North Dakota|Interstate 94]]. It follows I-94 west to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], where it resumes a generally northward course as a four-lane highway.

Headed toward [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] US 83 traverses mostly agricultural land, passing through the small cities of [[Wilton, North Dakota|Wilton]], [[Washburn, North Dakota|Washburn]], and [[Underwood, North Dakota|Underwood]] north to [[Max, North Dakota|Max]]. Leaving Underwood, US 83 encounters a large [[strip-mining]] coal ([[lignite]]) operation which can be seen from the roadway in the vicinity of [[Falkirk, North Dakota|Falkirk]]. North of [[Coleharbor, North Dakota|Coleharbor]], US 83 briefly merges both roadways and shares land with an adjacent railroad line in order to cross a viaduct that separates [[Lake Sakakawea]] from [[Audubon National Wildlife Refuge|Lake Audubon]]. North of the lakes, the surroundings return to cropland and grazing land, with a [[wind farm]] located south of Minot.

The highway passes directly through central Minot as [[Broadway (Minot, North Dakota)|Broadway]], the city's primary north-south thoroughfare, with the [[Minot Bypass]] to the west as an alternate route. After passing [[Minot Air Force Base]], US 83 returns to a two-lane highway; approximately {{convert|30|mi|round=5|spell=in}} north of the base, it is co-signed with eastbound [[North Dakota Highway 5|State Highway 5]] for about {{convert|10|mi|spell=in}}. The highway then diverges from ND 5 to head north through [[Westhope, North Dakota|Westhope]] to the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]].

== Major intersections == [[File:US Highway 83 in McAllen, Texas.jpg|thumb|right|280px|US 83 (along with I-2) traveling through a major [[retail]] district of [[McAllen, Texas]].]] ;Texas : {{Jct|country=USA|I|69E|US|77}} at the [[Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates]] at the [[Mexico–United States border]] in [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|169|dab1=Texas}} in Brownsville : {{Jct|country=USA|I|2|US|77}} in Harlingen. I-2/US 83 travels concurrently to north of [[Abram-Perezville, Texas|Abram-Perezville]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|69C|US|281}} in [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]] : {{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} in [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Botines, Texas|Botines]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|69W|US|59}} in Laredo : {{Jct|country=USA|US|277}} in [[Carrizo Springs, Texas|Carrizo Springs]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|57}} in [[La Pryor, Texas|La Pryor]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|90}} in [[Uvalde, Texas|Uvalde]] : {{Jct|country=USA|I|10}} northwest of [[Segovia, Texas|Segovia]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Junction, Texas|Junction]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|10|US|377}} in Junction. US 83/US 377 travels concurrently to north of Junction. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|190}} in [[Menard, Texas|Menard]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Menard. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|87}} in [[Eden, Texas|Eden]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|67}} in [[Ballinger, Texas|Ballinger]]. The highways travel concurrently through Ballinger. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|84}} east-northeast of [[Tuscola, Texas|Tuscola]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|277}} in Abilene. The highways travel concurrently to north of [[Anson, Texas|Anson]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|20}} in Abilene : {{Jct|country=USA|US|180}} in Anson : {{Jct|country=USA|US|380}} in [[Aspermont, Texas|Aspermont]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Aspermont. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|82}} south of [[Guthrie, Texas|Guthrie]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|62|US|70}} in [[Paducah, Texas|Paducah]]. US 62/US 83 travels concurrently to north of [[Childress, Texas|Childress]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|287}} in Childress : {{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} in [[Shamrock, Texas|Shamrock]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|60}} south-southwest of [[Canadian, Texas|Canadian]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Canadian. ;Oklahoma : {{Jct|country=USA|US|412}} in [[Bryan's Corner, Oklahoma|Bryan's Corner]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|64}} south-southeast of [[Turpin, Oklahoma|Turpin]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Turpin. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|64|US|270}} north of Turpin. US 83/US 270 travels concurrently to [[Liberal, Kansas]]. ;Kansas : {{Jct|country=USA|US|54|US|270}} in Liberal : {{Jct|country=USA|US|160}} northwest of [[Kismet, Kansas|Kismet]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of [[Sublette, Kansas|Sublette]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|56}} southwest of Sublette : {{Jct|country=USA|US|50|US|400}} in [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Garden City. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|40}} in [[Oakley, Kansas|Oakley]]. The highways travel concurrently through Oakley. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|70}} north-northwest of Oakley : {{Jct|country=USA|US|24}} south-southeast of [[Gem, Kansas|Gem]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|36}} in [[Oberlin, Kansas|Oberlin]] ;Nebraska : {{Jct|country=USA|US|6|US|34}} in [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook]]. The highways travel concurrently through McCook. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|80}} in [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|30}} in North Platte : {{Jct|country=USA|US|20}} south-southeast of [[Valentine, Nebraska|Valentine]]. The highways travel concurrently to Valentine. ;South Dakota : {{Jct|country=USA|US|18}} in [[Mission, South Dakota|Mission]]. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of Mission. : {{Jct|country=USA|I|90}} southeast of [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo]]. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|14}} in [[Fort Pierre, South Dakota|Fort Pierre]]. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest of [[Blunt, South Dakota|Blunt]] : {{Jct|country=USA|US|212}} west of [[Gettysburg, South Dakota|Gettysburg]]. The highways travel concurrently for approximately {{convert|0.9|mi|km}}. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|12}} south of [[Selby, South Dakota|Selby]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Selby. ;North Dakota : {{Jct|country=USA|I|94}} in [[Sterling, North Dakota|Sterling]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]. : {{Jct|country=USA|US|2|US|52}} in [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]] : {{Jct|state=MB|Hwy|83}} at the [[Canada–United States border]] north of [[Westhope, North Dakota|Westhope]] <ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 40, 62, 77, 82, 93, 98-101|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[U.S. Route 183]] * [[U.S. Route 283]] * [[U.S. Route 383]] (former) * [[Manitoba Highway 83]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |last = Reynolds |first = David |title = Slow Road to Brownsville: A Journey Through the Heart of the Old West |location = New York |publisher = Greystone Books |year = 2014 }} Narrative of a journey along U.S. Route 83 from [[Swan River, Manitoba]] to [[Brownsville, Texas]]. * {{cite book |last = Magnuson |first = Stew |title = The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83: The Dakotas |volume = 1 |publisher = Court Bridge Publishing |year = 2014 }} * {{cite book |last = Magnuson |first = Stew |author-mask = ——— |title = The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S Route 83 Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma |volume = 2 |publisher = CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |year = 2015 }} * {{cite book |last = Magnuson |first = Stew |author-mask = ——— |title = The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas |volume = 3 |publisher = Court Bridge Publishing |year = 2017 }} {{Refend}}

==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *{{commons category-inline}} *[https://www.usends.com/endpoints/us-80-us-89/83 Endpoints of U.S. Highway 83]

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