U.S. Route 83 in Texas

Infobox TX State Highway
type=US
route=83
length_mi=783.503
length_round=3
length_ref=TxDOT|US|83|accessdate=2008-03-06]


formed=1932
dir1=South
dir2=North
from=United States-Mexico border in Brownsville
junction=jct|state=TX|I|35 in Laredo
jct|state=TX|I|10 in Junction
jct|state=TX|I|20 in Abilene
jct|state=TX|I|40 in Shamrock
to=jct|state=OK|US|83 near Perryton
previous_type=TX
previous_route=82
next_type=TX
next_route=83

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.

Route description

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 toward Carrizo Springs, the seat of Dimmit County.

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.cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9697392450457977258,25.883184,-97.476360%3B7066736479463258231,26.159210,-97.898220%3B14607142149988898958,26.306901,-98.639309%3B10009076407660873244,26.470356,-99.040632%3B2941196693913998155,27.930144,-99.499329%3B11429803138559783699,28.171611,-99.602019%3B5969460737105012347,36.499905,-100.806302&saddr=US-77%2FUS-83+%4025.883184,+-97.476360&daddr=Expressway+83+W%2FUS-83+N+%4026.159210,+-97.898220+to:US-83+N+%4026.306901,+-98.639309+to:US-83+%4026.470356,+-99.040632+to:US-83+%4027.930144,+-99.499329+to:US-83+%4028.171611,+-99.602019+to:US-83+%4036.499905,+-100.806302&via=1,2,3,4,5&doflg=ptm&sll=30.557531,-99.777832&sspn=0.180637,0.246849&ie=UTF8&z=6|title=Overview Map of US 83|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=2008-03-06]

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