Texas State Highway 83

State Highway 83 marker

State Highway 83
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 56.07 mi[1] (90.24 km)
Existed: 1955 – present
Major junctions
West end: NM 132 / FM 769 near Lovington, NM
  US 62 / US 385 in Seagraves
East end: SH 137 in Welch
Highway system
US 83US 84
SH 317SH 318SH 319
SH 327SH 328SH 329

State Highway 83 (SH 83) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs 56 miles (90 km) from the New Mexico border in Yoakum County east to Welch in northwest Dawson County. This route was designated in 1955, having replaced SH 328 "for the convenience of the traveling public", as it connected with New Mexico Highway 83 at the New Mexico state border. In 1988, the New Mexico connecting highway was renumbered New Mexico Highway 132.

History

The original SH 83 was designated in 1926 along a route from Lamesa east to an intersection with SH 18 in western Shackelford County. This replaced the previous designation of SH 18B. By 1933, SH 83 extended west to the New Mexico border. The route was transferred to SH 15 (now US 180) in 1935.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinations[2]Notes
Texas–New Mexico line0.00.0 NM 132 west / FM 769 north (State Line Road) LovingtonContinuation into New Mexico
Yoakum10.216.4 FM 1622 north Allred
Denver City13.621.9 FM 2055 south
14.222.9 SH 214 north PlainsWestern terminus of concurrency with SH 214
Gaines15.725.3 SH 214 south / FM 2056 west SeminoleEastern terminus of concurrency with SH 214
27.544.3 FM 1780 north Whiteface
Seagraves30.448.9 US 62 / US 385 Brownfield, Seminole
30.549.1 FM 1429 south
Loop38.962.6 FM 303 Wellman
47.977.1 FM 1067 south
DawsonWelch55.789.6 FM 829
56.190.3 SH 137 Brownfield, Lamesa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Texas Department of Transportation,
  2. 1 2 Google (January 21, 2016). "Texas State Highway 83" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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