U.S. Route 83 in Texas

See also: Interstate 2 and Interstate 69E

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 83 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 83.

US Highway 83
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	783.503 mi (1,260.926 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:	United States-Mexico border in Brownsville
	I-69E / US 77 from Brownsville to Harlingen I-2 from Harlingen to Palmview I-69C / US 281 in Pharr I-35 in Laredo I-69W / US 59 in Laredo I-10 / US 377 in Junction I-20 / US 84 / US 277 in Abilene I-40 in Shamrock
North end:	US-83 at OK state line near Perryton
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 82 SH 83 →

U.S. Highway 83 (US 83), dedicated as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that begins at US 77 (Interstate 69E, I-69E) in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma border north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County. It is the longest highway in Texas at a length of about 895 miles (1,440 km), besting the east–west I-10, which has a length of 879 miles (1,415 km).

In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, US 83 is a freeway that is at or close to interstate standards from Brownsville to Penitas. In May 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate this 48-mile (77 km) section as I-2. After the Special Committee on Route Numbering initially disapproved the application, the AASHTO Board of Directors approved the I-2 designation, conditional on the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administration. On May 29, 2013, the segment of US 83 was approved as an I-69 connector using the I-2 designation extending approximately 46 miles (74 km) from Harlingen to west of Mission.

Route description

US 83's southern terminus is at a concurrency with I-69E/US 77 on the south side of Brownsville at the Brownsville – Veterans Port of Entry at the US/Mexico border. It remains co-signed with I-69E/US 77 until Harlingen, where I-69E/US 77 makes a sharp turn northward and US 83 maintains a westerly route to McAllen, concurrent with I-2 until Palmview. From there, the highway roughly parallels the Rio Grande until Laredo where it makes a northwesterly turn toward Carrizo Springs, the seat of Dimmit County. The speed limit on US 83 is briefly 75 mph through 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 (13 km), 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 (3.2 km) 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 (24 km) 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 (9.7 km) north of Perryton.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Cameron	Brownsville			Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates over the Rio Grande south end of US 77 overlap
				University Boulevard / East Avenue - UT-Brownsville, Texas Southmost College	at-grade intersection
	overlap; see I-69E
	Harlingen			I-69E north / US 77 north – Raymondville, Corpus Christi, Airport	north end of I-69E / US 77 overlap; east end of I-2 overlap
overlap; see I-2
Hidalgo	Penitas			Bus. US 83 east – Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park
				FM 1427 south
	La Joya			FM 2521 south (Leo Avenue)
	​			FM 2221 north – Citrus City
	Sullivan City			FM 886 south (El Faro Road) – Los Ebanos, International Ferry, Mexico
Starr	Alto Bonito			FM 2360 – La Grulla	Interchange
	​			FM 1430 south – Garciasville
	La Puerta			FM 1430 south – Garciasville
	Rio Grande City			FM 755 south (Pete Diaz Jr. Avenue) – International Bridge	north end of FM 755 overlap
				FM 755 north (North Flores Street) – La Gloria	south end of FM 755 overlap
				FM 3167 north – Starr County Airport
	Garceno			FM 649 north – El Sauz, Hebbronville
	Roma			Spur 200 (Bravo Avenue) – International Bridge, Mexico
	Roma Creek			FM 650 west – Fronton
	​			FM 2098 north – Falcon Heights, Falcon Dam, International Bridge, Falcon State Park
	​			FM 2098 north – Falcon Heights, Falcon Dam, International Bridge, Falcon State Park
Zapata	Chihuahua			FM 2687 east / Las Alejandrenas Road – Falcon Lake, Hebbronville
	Zapata			SH 16 east / FM 496 west (13th Avenue) – Falcon Lake, Hebbronville
	San Ygnacio			FM 3169 east
				Bus. US 83 north (Washington Avenue)
				Bus. US 83 south (Santa Maria Avenue)
Webb	Rio Bravo			Rio Bravo, El Cenizo (Espejo Molina Road)	Interchange
	Laredo			To Loop 20 north (Cuatro Vientos Road) / Mangana Hein Road
				Spur 260 north (Jamie Zapata Memorial Highway) to SH 359 – Hebbronville, Freer, Laredo Entertainment Center, Texas A&M International University, Lake Casa Blanca International State Park, Airport
				SH 359 east to Loop 20 – Hebbronville	Interchange; south end of SH 359 overlap
				Arkansas Avenue	interchange; no northbound exit
				BL I-35 south (Houston Street) / Santa Ursula Avenue – International Bridge No. 1, International Bridge No. 2, Downtown Laredo	North end of SH 359 overlap; south end of I-35 overlap
	see I-35
	Botines			I-35 north – San Antonio	North end of I-35 overlap; US 83 north follows exit 18
	​			SH 255 Toll	interchange
	​			SH 44 east – Encinal
Dimmit	Catarina			FM 133 east – Artesia Wells
	​			FM 2688 south
	​			FM 2522 north
	​			FM 1557 west – Brundage
	Asherton			FM 190 – Brundage
	​			FM 190 north
	​			FM 1557
	​			FM 1556 north
	​			FM 1917 east	South end of FM 1917 overlap
	​			FM 1917 west	North end of FM 1917 overlap
	Carrizo Springs			Loop 225 west
				US 277 north (Peña Street) – Eagle Pass, Del Rio
				SH 85 east / Loop 225 east (Nopal Street)
				FM 790 south (9th Street)
				Loop 517 west – Del Rio, Eagle Pass
				FM 1407 south	South end of FM 1407 overlap
	​			FM 1407 north	North end of FM 1407 overlap
	​			FM 1433 north
	​			FM 1407 south
Zavala	​			FM 191 west – Eagle Pass
	Crystal City			Loop 155 east – Crystal City
				FM 65 south / FM 393 west
				FM 1433 south (North 7th Avenue)
	​			FM 3292 south
	​			FM 1025 east – Batesville
	La Pryor			US 57 / Loop 305 north – Eagle Pass, Piedras Negras
				FM 1436
	​			Loop 305 south
	​			FM 1436
Uvalde	Uvalde			FM 1435 north (South Evans Street) to US 90
				FM 117 south – Batesville
				US 90 (Main Street) – Brackettville, Hondo	south end of SH 55 overlap
				FM 862 east (Studer Street)
				FM 1052 west (Oppenheimer Street)
				Spur 144 north (North Getty Street)
				SH 55 north – Camp Wood, Rocksprings	north end of SH 55 overlap
	​			FM 2690 north
	​			RM 1051 north – Reagan Wells
	​			SH 127 south – Concan, Sabinal
	​			RM 1050 east to PR 29 – Utopia, Garner State Park
Real	​			FM 1120 north – Rio Frio
	​			FM 1120 south
	Leakey			RM 337 – Camp Wood
	​			RM 336 north
	​			SH 39 east – Ingram
	Garven Store			SH 41 to US 377 – Rocksprings, Mountain Home, Kerrville
Kerr	No major junctions
Edwards	No major junctions
Kerr	No major junctions
Kimble	​			I-10 east – San Antonio	South end of I-10 overlap; US 83 south follows exit 462
	​			Loop 481 – Junction	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-10 exit 460
	Junction			FM 2169 (Martinez Street) – Junction	I-10 exit 457
				I-10 west / US 377 south to Loop 481 – Fort Stockton, Junction, Rocksprings	North end of I-10 overlap; south end of US 377 overlap; US 83 north follows exit 456
	​			US 377 north – London, Mason	North end of US 377 overlap
Menard	​			RM 1773 east to RM 1221
	​			SH 29 east – Mason	Interchange
	Menard			RM 2291 south – Cleo
				FM 2092 (San Saba Street)
				US 190 west – Eldorado, Presidio San Saba, Fort McKavett State Historical Site	South end of US 190 overlap
	​			US 190 east – Brady	North end of US 190 overlap
	​			FM 3463 west
Concho	Eden			US 87 – San Angelo, Brady
				FM 2402 north – Eola
	​			FM 765 – Eola, Millersview
	Paint Rock			FM 380 west – San Angelo
	​			FM 1929 – Lowake, O.H. Ivie Reservoir
Runnels	​			FM 2133 west – Rowena
	​			FM 2406 east – Bethel
	Ballinger			US 67 south (West Hutchings Avenue) – San Angelo	South end of US 67 overlap
				SH 158 west – Bronte
	​			US 67 north – Coleman, Brownwood	Interchange; north end of US 67 overlap
	​			FM 382 north – Crews
	Hatchel			FM 2887 south – Hatchel
	Winters			SH 153 – Winters Airport, Sweetwater, Coleman
				Loop 438 east (Wood Street)	South end of Loop 438 overlap
				Loop 438 west (Dale Street)	north end of Loop 438 overlap
				FM 1770 east – Novice
				FM 2405 north – Drasco
Taylor	Bradshaw			FM 1086 west – Bradshaw
	​			FM 604 north – Lawn
	Ovalo			FM 382 south / FM 614 east – Lawn
	Tuscola			FM 613 (Graham Street) – Buffalo Gap
	​			US 84 east – Lawn, Coleman	South end of US 84 overlap
	​			FM 204 east (Clark Road)
	Abilene			FM 707 – Tye	interchange; south end of freeway
				Antilley Road
				Clack Street	southbound exit only
				Bus. US 83 north (Treadaway Boulevard) / Loop 322 east – Airport
				Arrowhead Drive	southbound access only
				FM 89 (Buffalo Gap Road)
				Southwest Drive
				US 277 south / South 14th Street – San Angelo	South end of US 277 overlap
				South 7th Street
				US 84 west (South 1st Street) / BL I-20 – Sweetwater	north end of US 84 overlap
				North 1st Street
				North 10th Street
				Ambler Avenue
				I-20 – El Paso, Fort Worth	I-20 exit 283
				(no name)	southbound exit only
				FM 2404 (Old Anson Road) – Impact
				(no name)	northbound exit only
				Bus. US 83 south – Abilene	interchange; north end of freeway; no southbound entrance
Jones	​			FM 3034 east – Lake Phantom
	Hawley			FM 605 west – Hodges
				FM 1082 – Hawley	interchange
	​			FM 3326 south
	​			FM 2746 west
	Anson			FM 707 south
				US 180 – Roby, Albany
	​			US 277 north – Stamford	North end of US 277 overlap
	​			FM 1661 north – Tuxedo
	​			FM 1636 east – Avoca
	​			FM 126 south – Hamlin Lake, Neinda
	Hamlin			FM 57 south – Sweetwater
				SH 92 – Rotan, Stamford
	​			FM 540 west
Fisher	No major junctions
Stonewall	Aspermont			US 380 east / FM 610 west – Rotan, Haskell, Stamford	South end of US 380 overlap
				FM 1263 north (East North Second Street)
	​			US 380 west – Jayton	North end of US 380 overlap
	​			FM 1263 south
King	​			US 82 / SH 114 – Dickens, Benjamin	interchange
	Guthrie			Spur 729
	​			FM 193 west – Dumont
	​			FM 1168 north
Cottle	​			FM 452 west – Delwin
	​			FM 2278 west – Delwin
	Paducah			FM 1038 east (East Clare Street) – Chalk
				US 62 west / US 70 – Matador, Crowell	South end of US 62 overlap
				FM 1037 north (Backus Street)	south end of FM 1037 overlap
				FM 1037 south (McAdams Street)	north end of FM 1037 overlap
				FM 2876 east (Brant Street)
	​			FM 2998 north
	​			FM 3256 west – Matador Wildlife Management Area
	Dunlap			FM 2998 south
	​			FM 1440 west – Cee Vee
Childress	​			FM 2103 west
	​			FM 94 south – Tell, Matador
	​			FM 2042 – Tell
	Childress			FM 164 (Road 12) – Airport
				US 287 – Memphis, Quanah
	​			FM 3181 east
	​			FM 2465
	​			US 62 east – Hollis, Altus	North end of US 62 overlap
	​			SH 256 west – Memphis
	​			FM 1034 east
Collingsworth	Wellington			FM 338 (15th Street) – Dodson, Airport
				Loop 204 south (8th Street) – Wellington
				SH 203 east / FM 3197 west – Mangum	South end of SH 203 overlap
	​			SH 203 west – Quail	North end of SH 203 overlap
	​			FM 1981 west
	​			FM 3446 east
	Lutie			FM 1439 east
	​			FM 1036 west – Samnorwood
Wheeler	Shamrock			FM 2033 east (Railroad Avenue)
				BL I-40 / Historic US 66 (12th Street) – McLean, Sayre
				I-40 – McLean, Sayre	I-40 exit 163
	Twitty			FM 592 – Kelton
	​			FM 1906 east – Kelton
	Wheeler			To FM 2473
				SH 152 – Pampa, Sayre, Airport
	​			FM 1046 – New Mobeetie, Briscoe
Hemphill	​			FM 1268 west
	​			FM 277 east – Allison
	​			FM 3044 east
	​			US 60 west / SH 33 east – Miami, Pampa, Oklahoma	Interchange; south end of US 60 overlap
	Canadian			FM 2388 south (Main Street) – Court House
	​			FM 2266 east
	​			US 60 east – Glazier	North end of US 60 overlap
Lipscomb	​			SH 23 north – Booker
Ochiltree	​			FM 281 west – Spearman, Sunray
	​			FM 2711 north
	​			SH 70 south – Pampa
	Perryton			Loop 143 – Frank Phillips College Allen Campus
				FM 377 east (9th Avenue)
				SH 15 (Brillhart Avenue) – Spearman, Booker
	​			Loop 143 south
	​			FM 1267 west
	​			US-83 north – Liberal	Oklahoma state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Gallery

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  Scenic section of the Texas Hill Country north of Leakey

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  An abandoned hotel and restaurant (built 1926) at Catarina on US 83 near Carrizo Springs

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  Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway designation in Perryton; click to read

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  U.S. Highway 83 in a major retail district of McAllen

See also

• Texas portal
• U.S. Roads portal

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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