U.S. Route 83
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{{Infobox U.S. Route
|article_route=83
|map=US 83 map.png
|length_mi=1,894<ref name="droz">Droz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)]. URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).</ref>
|length_km=3,048
|yrcom=1926<ref name="droz"/>
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|from=[[Mexican Federal Highway 180|MX 180]] at [[U.S.-Mexico border|Mexican Border]] in [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville, TX]]
|junction=[[Image:I-35.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 35|I-35]] from [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]] to [[Botines, Texas|Botines, TX]]<br>
[[Image:I-10.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10|I-10]] at [[Junction, Texas|Junction, TX]]<br>
[[Image:I-20.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 20|I-20]] at [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]]<br>
[[Image:I-40.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 40|I-40]] at [[Shamrock, Texas|Shamrock, TX]]<br>
[[Image:I-70.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70|I-70]] near [[Oakley, Kansas|Oakley, KS]]<br>
[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80|I-80]] at [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte, NE]]<br>
[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90|I-90]] from [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo, SD]] to [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian, SD]]<br>
[[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14|US 14]] at [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre, SD]]<br>
[[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94|I-94]] from [[Sterling, North Dakota|Sterling, ND]] to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck, ND]]
|to=[[Manitoba Highway 83|PTH 83]] at [[United States-Canada border|Canadian Border]] near [[Westhope, North Dakota|Westhope, ND]]
}}
'''U.S. Route 83''' is one of the longest north-south [[U.S. Highway]]s in the [[United States]], at {{convert|1885|mi|km}}. Only three other north-south routes are longer: [[U.S. 1]], [[U.S. 41]] and [[U.S. 87]]. The highway's northern terminus is north of [[Westhope, North Dakota]], at the [[United States-Canada border|Canadian border]], where it continues as [[Manitoba Highway 83]]. The southern terminus is in [[Brownsville, Texas]], at the [[Veteran's International Bridge]] on the [[United States–Mexico border|Mexican border]], connecting with [[Mexican Federal Highway 180]].
==Route description==
===Texas===
{{main|U.S. Route 83 in Texas}}
{| class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf; float:right;"|<big>Major cities</big>
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* [[Brownsville, Texas]]
* [[McAllen, Texas]]
* [[Laredo, Texas]]
* [[Abilene, Texas]]
* [[Liberal, Kansas]]
* [[Garden City, Kansas]]
* [[Oakley, Kansas]]
* [[McCook, Nebraska]]
* [[North Platte, Nebraska]]
* [[Valentine, Nebraska]]
* [[Pierre, South Dakota]]
* [[Bismarck, North Dakota]]
* [[Minot, North Dakota]]
|}
===Oklahoma===
US-83 traverses the Oklahoma panhandle along the western border of [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver County]], but in this brief {{convert|37|mi|km|sing=on}} stretch it encounters no fewer than three other federal highways. Approximately ten miles from the Texas line, US-83 intersects [[U.S. Highway 412 (Oklahoma)|US-412]] in the hamlet of [[Bryan’s Corner, Oklahoma|Bryan's Corner]]. Continuing its journey northward, the highway crosses the [[Beaver River (Oklahoma)|Beaver River]], then intersects [[U.S. Highway 64 (Oklahoma)|US-64]] in [[Turpin, Oklahoma|Turpin]]. US-83 North and [[U.S. Highway 64 (Oklahoma)|US-64]] East are co-signed for three northbound miles, where [[U.S. Highway 64 (Oklahoma)|US-64]] turns eastward. At this intersection, [[U.S. Highway 270 (Oklahoma)|US-270]] West joins the highway, and together with US-83 proceeds northbound for the final six miles (10 km) to the Kansas line.
===Kansas===
US 83 enters the Sunflower State in [[Seward County, Kansas|Seward County]], approximately four miles south of [[Liberal, Kansas|Liberal]], where it intersects [[U.S. Route 54|US 54]]. North of Liberal, US 83 begins a multiplex with [[U.S. Route 160|US 160]], and the highways remained joined until reaching [[Sublette, Kansas|Sublette]], the seat of [[Haskell County, Kansas|Haskell County]]. US 83 and US 160 split north of Sublette, with US 160 heading west toward [[Ulysses, Kansas|Ulysses]], and US 83 continuing north toward [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]].
At Garden City, [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]] and [[U.S. Route 400|US 400]] join US 83 for a brief concurrency through the downtown area. Just north of downtown, US 83 splits and heads north toward [[Scott City, Kansas|Scott City]], while US 50 and US 400 remain joined through the rest of the state. The highway passes through largely unpopulated areas of [[Finney County, Kansas|Finney County]] and [[Scott County, Kansas|Scott County]] before reaching a junction with [[K-96 (Kansas highway)|K-96]] in downtown Scott City.
In northern Scott County, [[K-4 (Kansas highway)|K-4]] has its origins at US 83, heading east toward [[Healy, Kansas|Healy]], and US 83 traverses through rolling farmlands until reaching [[Oakley, Kansas|Oakley]], the seat of [[Logan County, Kansas|Logan County]]. US 83 reaches [[U.S. Route 40|US 40]] less than a mile west of [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]], and the two highways jog west for a brief multiplex before US 83 splits and crosses I-70.
North of I-70, US 83 begins a concurrency with [[K-383 (Kansas highway)|K-383]], formerly [[U.S. Route 383|US 383]]. Passing to the east of [[Gem, Kansas|Gem]] in [[Thomas County, Kansas|Thomas County]], US 83/K-383 takes a sharp northeasterly track through [[Rexford, Kansas|Rexford]] and [[Selden, Kansas|Selden]]. After passing through Selden, K-383 splits from US 83 and continues northeast to [[U.S. Route 36|US 36]], while US 83 meets the beginning of [[K-23 (Kansas highway)|K-23]].
US 83 returns to a northerly course at the [[Sheridan County, Kansas|Sheridan County]]-[[Decatur County, Kansas|Decatur County]] line, and passes through [[Oberlin, Kansas|Oberlin]] at US 36. Oberlin is the last area of significant population the highway passes in Kansas; the next city is [[McCook, Nebraska]].
===Nebraska===
U.S. 83 enters Nebraska south of [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook]], where it meets [[U.S. Route 6]] and [[U.S. Route 34]]. It continues northward to [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte]], where it intersects [[Interstate 80]] and [[U.S. Route 30]]. After leaving North Platte in a northeasterly direction, it turns north near [[Stapleton, Nebraska|Stapleton]] and goes north through the [[Sand Hills (Nebraska)|Sand Hills]] to [[Valentine, Nebraska|Valentine]]. For {{convert|5|mi|km}} before Valentine, it runs concurrent with [[U.S. Route 20]]. After passing through Valentine, it continues north to enter South Dakota.
===South Dakota===
U.S. 83 enters South Dakota south of [[Olsonville, South Dakota|Olsonville]] on a segment of highway which passes through the [[Rosebud Indian Reservation]]. After a brief overlap with [[U.S. Route 18]] in [[Mission, South Dakota|Mission]], the route turns north and meets [[Interstate 90]] at [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo]]. The two routes overlap as U.S. 83 goes east with I-90 until [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian]], where U.S. 83 turns north. At [[Fort Pierre, South Dakota|Fort Pierre]], U.S. 83 meets [[U.S. Route 14]] and [[South Dakota Highway 34]]. The three highways overlap as they cross the [[Missouri River]] and enter [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]]. At Pierre, SD 34 separates and U.S. 83 turns northeast with U.S. 14. They separate near [[Blunt, South Dakota|Blunt]] and U.S. 83 turns northward. U.S. 83 briefly overlaps with [[U.S. Route 212]] near [[Gettysburg, South Dakota|Gettysburg]] and with [[U.S. Route 12]] through the [[Selby, South Dakota|Selby]] area. U.S. 83 leaves South Dakota north of [[Herreld, South Dakota|Herreld]].
The South Dakota section of U.S. 83, with the exception of concurrencies with [[U.S. 18]], [[Interstate 90]], [[U.S. 14]], [[U.S. 212]], and [[U.S. 12]], is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-180. [http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=31-4-180]
===North Dakota===
U.S. 83 enters [[North Dakota]] at the South Dakota line, and runs northward to [[Interstate 94]]. It follows I-94 west to [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]], at which point it resumes a generally northward course and is a four-lane highway. It traverses mostly agricultural land, with such towns as [[Washburn, North Dakota|Washburn]] and [[Underwood, North Dakota|Underwood]], although some large [[strip-mining]] coal ([[lignite]]) operations can be seen from the roadway in the vicinity of [[Falkirk, North Dakota|Falkirk]].
North of [[Coleharbor, North Dakota|Coleharbor]], the roadway and an adjacent railroad line cross a viaduct separating [[Lake Sakakawea]] from [[Lake Audubon]]. Other than the lakes, the surroundings are mostly cropland and grazing land.
Route 83 passes directly through [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]], where it is known as Broadway, although a bypass to the west of town is an alternative route. From Minot, the northbound route passes [[Minot Air Force Base]] where it becomes a two-lane highway again, shares a roadway with eastbound [[North Dakota Highway 5]], and diverges from N.D. 5 to head north to the [[Canada|Canadian]] border.
== Major intersections ==
[[Image:Wikipedia 004.jpg|thumb|right|280px|U.S. Route 83 running through a major retail district of McAllen, Texas.]]
* [[U.S. Highway 2]] in Minot, North Dakota
* [[U.S. Highway 52]] in Minot, North Dakota
* [[Interstate 94]] concurrent between [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] and [[Sterling, North Dakota|Sterling]], [[North Dakota]]
* [[U.S. Highway 12]] Near Selby, South Dakota
* [[U.S. Highway 14]] west of Blunt, South Dakota
* [[Interstate 90]] concurrent between [[Vivian, South Dakota|Vivian]] and [[Murdo, South Dakota|Murdo]], [[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
* [[Interstate 80]] 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
* [[Interstate 70]] in [[Oakley, Kansas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 40]] in Oakley, Kansas
* [[U.S. Highway 50]] and [[U.S. Highway 400]] in Garden City, Kansas
* [[U.S. Highway 56]] in Sublette, Kansas
* [[U.S. Highway 54]] in Liberal, Kansas
* [[U.S. Highway 64 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 64]] and [[U.S. Highway 270 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 270]] south of Liberal, Kansas (in Oklahoma)
* [[U.S. Highway 60]] north of [[Canadian, Texas]]
* [[Interstate 40]] in [[Shamrock, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 70]] and [[U.S. Highway 62]] in [[Paducah, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 82]] in [[Guthrie, Texas]]
* [[Interstate 20]] and [[U.S. Highway 84]] in [[Abilene, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 67]] in [[Ballinger, Texas]]
* [[Interstate 10]] in [[Junction, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 90]] in [[Uvalde, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 57]] south of Uvalde
* [[Interstate 35]] and [[U.S. Highway 59]] in [[Laredo, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 281]] in [[Pharr, Texas]]
* [[U.S. Highway 77]] in [[Harlingen, Texas]]
==See also==
=== Related U.S. Routes ===
* [[U.S. Highway 183]]
* [[U.S. Highway 283]]
* [[U.S. Highway 383]]
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