U.S. Route 83
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| U.S. Route 83 |
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| Length: | 1,894[1] mi (3,048 km) | ||||
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| Formed: | 1926[1] | ||||
| South end: | Brownsville, TX at Mexican Border | ||||
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 I-35 at Laredo, TX
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| North end: | Canadian Border near Westhope, ND | ||||
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U.S. Highway 83 is one of the longest north-south U.S. Highways in the United States, at 1885 miles.
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[edit] Termini
The highway's northern terminus is north of Westhope, North Dakota at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba provincial highway 83. The southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, just short of the Mexican border.
[edit] States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
[edit] Major cities
Major cities along the route include:
- Minot, North Dakota
- Bismarck, North Dakota
- Pierre, South Dakota
- North Platte, Nebraska
- Garden City, Kansas
- Liberal, Kansas
- Abilene, Texas
- Laredo, Texas
- Brownsville, Texas
[edit] Intersections
US 83 Intersects with the following Interstate Highways:
- Interstate 94 between Bismarck and Sterling, North Dakota (shared route)
- Interstate 90 between Vivian and Murdo, South Dakota (shared route)
- Interstate 80 in North Platte, Nebraska
- Interstate 70 in Oakley, Kansas
- Interstate 40 in Shamrock, Texas
- Interstate 20 in Abilene, Texas
- Interstate 10 in Junction, Texas (shares route for a short distance out of town)
- Interstate 35 between Botines and Laredo, Texas (shared route)
US 83 Intersects with the following U.S Highways:
- U.S. Highway 2 in Minot, North Dakota
- U.S. Highway 52 in Minot, North Dakota
- U.S. Highway 12 Near Selby, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 212 west of Gettysburg, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 14 west of Blunt, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 18 west of Misson, South Dakota
- U.S. Highway 20 in Valentine, Nebraska
- U.S. Highway 30 in North Platte, Nebraska
- U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 in McCook, Nebraska
- U.S. Highway 36 in Oberlin, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 24 east of Colby, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 40 in Oakley, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 400 in Garden City, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 160 north of Sublette, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 56 in Sublette, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 54 in Liberal, Kansas
- U.S. Highway 64 and U.S. Highway 270 south of Liberal, Kansas (in Oklahoma)
- U.S. Highway 60 north of Canadian, Texas
- U.S. Highway 62 west of Hollis, Oklahoma and Oklahoma border
- U.S. Highway 287 in Childress, Texas
- U.S. Highway 70 in Paducah, Texas
- U.S. Highway 380 in Aspermont, Texas
- U.S. Highway 277 and U.S. Highway 180 in Anson, Texas
- U.S. Highway 84 in Abilene, Texas
- U.S. Highway 67 in Ballinger, Texas
- U.S. Highway 190 in Menard, Texas
- U.S. Highway 377 and U.S. Highway 290 in Junction, Texas (US 290 paired with 1-10.)
- U.S. Highway 90 in Uvalde, Texas
- U.S. Highway 57 south of Uvalde, Texas
- U.S. Highway 59 in Laredo, Texas
- U.S. Highway 281 in Pharr, Texas
- U.S. Highway 77 in Brownsville, Texas (into Mexico)
[edit] Related US routes
[edit] References
- ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
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