U.S. Route 83 in Texas
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| U.S. Route 83 |
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| Length: | 783.503 mi[1] (1260.926 km) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| South end: | United States-Mexico border in Brownsville | ||||||||||||||||
| Major junctions: |
 I-35 in Laredo I-10 in Junction I-20 in Abilene I-40 in Shamrock |
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| North end: |  US-83 near Perryton |
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In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. Highway 83 is a U.S. Highway that begins at US 77 in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma border north of Perryton.
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US 83's southern terminus is at a junction with US 77 on the south side of Brownsville. It remains co-signed with US 77 until Harlingen, where US 77 makes a sharp turn northward and US 83 maintains a westerly route to McAllen, Texas. From McAllen, the highway roughly parallels the Rio Grande until Laredo where it makes a northwesterly turn. Merging with I-35 just south of downtown, US 83 remains co-signed with the interstate until an exit at Botines, Texas. From there, it continues northward, intersecting with I-10 just south of Junction. US 83 is co-signed with I-10 for approximately 8 miles, turning northward and leaving I-10 at the Kimble County Airport.
After continuing northward through several rural western Texas towns, US 83 then merges with US 84 east of Tuscola, where it makes a sharp turn back to the north. US 83/84 remains a co-signed route until Abilene, where US 84 turns to the northwest and US 83 remains northbound, merging with US 277 on the west side of the city. US 83/277 remains a co-signed route until approximately 2 miles north of Anson, where US 277 turns northeast, and US 83, northwest.
After merging with US 380 in Aspermont and briefly sharing a route, US 83 continues northward, merging with US 62 in Paducah. US 83/62 continues as a co-signed route until approximately 15 miles south of Wellington, where US 62 makes a sharp turn eastward, leaving US 83 to continue northward, where it crosses into Oklahoma approximately 6 miles north of Perryton.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Texas Department of Transportation. Highway Designation File - U.S. Highway No. 83. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ Google Maps. Overview Map of US 83 [map]. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
