 U.S. Highway 283 | ||||
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 US 283 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byTxDOT | ||||
| Length | 150.45 mi[1] (242.13 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 87 nearBrady | |||
| Major intersections |  I-20 inBaird US 183 nearThrockmorton toVernon | |||
| North end |  US 283 at Texas–Oklahoma state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | McCulloch,Coleman,Callahan,Shackelford,Throckmorton,Baylor,Wilbarger | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 283 (US 283) is aUnited States Numbered Highway whose southern terminus is in the state ofTexas nearBrady. It runs primarily south–north through rural areas of the state, via towns and cities such asColeman,Albany, andSeymour, before crossing theRed River intoOklahoma north ofVernon. At a length of 150 miles (241 km), US 283 in Texas is relatively short compared to other U.S. highways that travel the state.
The southern terminus of US 283 is at an intersection withUS 87 about three miles (4.8 km) northwest ofBrady.[2] The highway travels through rural areas ofMcCulloch County before enteringColeman County.[3] US 283 maintains its rural route before entering the town ofSanta Anna, beginning an overlap withUS 84.[4] The two highways travel northwest together to the town ofColeman before they split.[5] US 283 returns to a rural route once again and intersectsState Highway 36 (SH 36) in southernCallahan County.[6] The highway runs through the city ofBaird, where it crossesInterstate 20 (I-20).[7] US 283 next enters the city ofAlbany, where it shares a short overlap withUS 180 andSH 6.[8] Just south ofThrockmorton, US 283 begins a lengthy overlap withUS 183.[9] The two routes travel toSeymour and begin an overlap withUS 277 andUS 82.[10] US 183 and US 283 separate from US 82 and US 277 in the unincorporated community ofMabelle.[11] InVernon, US 283 separates from US 183 at a junction withUS 70 andUS 287.[12] US 283 runs in a slight northwest direction before crossing theRed River intoOklahoma.[13]
The segment that is concurrent with US 84 in Coleman County and the segment that is concurrent with US 277 between Seymour and Mabelle are part of theNational Highway System (NHS),[14] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[15]
The US 283 route and number were originally approved by theAmerican Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) in 1930,[16] and the route was officially listed as part of the Texas state highway system by 1932.[1] Its southern terminus was originally nearBrownwood in the vicinity of the present-day city ofEarly, which would be incorporated in 1951.[17] It ran north along present-day US 183 toRising Star andCisco, then northwest toAlbany along what is nowSH 6, at which point it continued north into Oklahoma along its present route.[1]
The segment of present-day US 283 between Albany and Throckmorton had been designated as part of the Southwest Trail, connectingLaredo to the Oklahoma state line nearBurkburnett, in 1917.[18] By 1922, the roadway connecting Cisco and Throckmorton was shown as part ofSH 23.[19] SH 23 was extended to Seymour in 1923 and via Vernon to the Oklahoma state line in 1925.[20][21] The segment from Brownwood to Rising Star was designated asSH 129 in 1928,[22] and it and US 283 were briefly cosigned until 1934, when SH 129 was cancelled.[23] By 1935, US 283 and SH 23 were cosigned from Rising Star to the Oklahoma state line.[24]
By the time the state highway system wasredescribed in 1939, US 283 had replaced SH 23 from Brownwood toBrady and was extended toUS 83 inJunction,[25] replacingSH 9 between Brady andMason andSH 29 between Mason and Junction.[18][22] The codesignation with SH 23 was also removed, as that route was cancelled. AASHO had also approved the extension of US 183 into Texas that year; it overlapped US 283 from the Oklahoma state line to Albany, then ran over formerSH 191 viaBaird toColeman,[26] and replacedSH 16 to Brady.[27] From here, US 87, US 183, and US 283 ran together to Mason,[28] where US 87 separated and US 183 and US 283 continued concurrently to Junction.[29][25][24][30] In 1940, TxDOT requested that the US 283 designation be removed between Brady and Junction, but this was denied by AASHO.[31]
In 1951, the US 183 and US 283 designations were switched south of Albany, in anticipation of an extension of US 183 toCorpus Christi, and also to reduce the overlap in the two routes. US 283 took over the routing of US 183 from Albany to Brady; US 183 was rerouted to run from Early toRefugio, replacingSH 284 andSH 74,[32][33] and overlappingSH 29.[34] The roadway from Brady to Junction became part of an extendedUS 377.[35][36][37] US 283 is indicated as having run concurrently with US 87 from its current southern terminus to the center of Brady until at least 1972.[38]
In 1952, US 183 was rerouted along its current configuration fromCisco viaBreckenridge to the current southern end of its concurrency with US 283 nearThrockmorton, replacingSH 187 and a segment ofSH 6. This was done to further reduce the concurrency of the two routes, and because it was desired to route US 183 over roadways that were superior and saw more traffic.[39] The road between Albany and Cisco was renumbered as an extension ofUS 380,[40] and would become part of SH 6 in 1971.[41]
The US 84/US 283 bypass route around the east side of Coleman had been proposed by 1965.[42] The project was let in 1968,[43] and construction was completed by 1969. The section on the south side of Coleman that did not overlapSH 206 became an extension ofFM 53 (nowSH 153).[44]
In 2006, US 283, along with US 183 and US 277, was redesignated to follow a new freeway bypass aroundSeymour. The bypass was completed in 2009,[45] and the former route was retained on the state highway system as abusiness route.[46]
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| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCulloch | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 87 –San Angelo,Brady | |
| |   FM 1121 east –Rochelle | ||||
| |   FM 504 west –Pear Valley | ||||
| |  FM 765 –Millersview | ||||
| Coleman | |  FM 1026 west | |||
| |   FM 2633 south | ||||
| Santa Anna |    US 67 north /US 84 east –Brownwood | South end of US 67/84 overlap | |||
| US 67 south –San Angelo | North end of US 67 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 568 (Santa Anna Avenue) | ||||
| Coleman |  SH 153 west –Coleman,Winters | Interchange | |||
 FM 3425 north –Coleman Municipal Airport | |||||
 SH 206 south –Coleman | South end of SH 206 overlap | ||||
| US 84 west –Abilene | North end of US 84 overlap | ||||
| SH 206 north –Cross Plains | North end of SH 206 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 1274 west | ||||
| Callahan | |  FM 2926 west | |||
| |  SH 36 –Abilene,Cross Plains | ||||
| Baird |  I-20 BL (4th Street) | Former US 80 | |||
| I-20 –Abilene,Fort Worth | I-20 exit 307 | ||||
| Shackelford | |  FM 576 east –Moran | |||
| Albany |   US 180 west /SH 6 north –Anson,Stamford | South end of US 180/SH 6 overlap | |||
 SH 6 south /FM 1084 north –Cisco | North end of SH 6 overlap | ||||
| US 180 east –Breckenridge | North end of US 180 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 2482 east | ||||
| |  PR 58 north –Fort Griffin State Historical Site | ||||
| |  PR 54 east –Fort Griffin Campsite | ||||
| Throckmorton | |  FM 209 east –Woodson | |||
| | US 183 south –Breckenridge | South end of US 183 overlap | |||
| |  FM 923 | ||||
| Throckmorton |  US 380 –Haskell,Newcastle | ||||
 SH 79 north –Archer City | |||||
| Baylor | |   US 277 south /Spur 334 –Stamford,Seymour | South end of US 277 overlap | ||
| |  Bus. US 183 /Bus. US 277 /Bus. US 283 –Seymour | South end of freeway; no northbound entrance | |||
| |  SH 114 –Lubbock,Jacksboro | No southbound entrance | |||
| |  FM 422 –Seymour | ||||
| |  US 82 west /Bus. US 183 /Bus. US 277 /Bus. US 283 –Seymour,Lubbock | North end of freeway; south end of US 82 overlap | |||
| Mabelle |  US 82 east /US 277 north /FM 1790 south –Wichita Falls | North end of US 82/277 overlap | |||
| Wilbarger | |  FM 1763 east | |||
| |  FM 2585 north | ||||
| |  FM 433 west | South end of FM 433 overlap | |||
| | FM 433 east –Oklaunion | North end of FM 433 overlap | |||
| Vernon |  Bus. US 287 (Wilbarger Street) | ||||
| US 183 south /US 287 –Amarillo,Wichita Falls | North end of US 183 overlap | ||||
| |  FM 2072 east | ||||
| |  FM 925 west | ||||
| |  FM 924 –Chillicothe | ||||
| |  FM 91 south –Chillicothe | ||||
| | 150.45 | 242.13 | US 283 north –Altus | Continuation into Oklahoma | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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US 283 has one business route in Texas, inventoried asBusiness U.S. Highway 283-B (Bus. US 283-B), inSeymour.[47] It runs concurrently withBusiness U.S. Highway 183-B (Bus. US 183-B) andBusiness U.S. Highway 277-C (Bus. US 277-C) for its entire length.[48][49] The combined business route begins just south of the Seymour city limits at an interchange with the US 183/US 277/US 283 freeway bypass. It runs north along Main Street, intersectingSpur 334, before reaching a junction withSH 114 (Ingram Street). Westbound SH 114 runs concurrently with the business route until they reachUS 82 (California Street). Here, westbound SH 114 turns onto westbound US 82, andFM 422 begins to the east. The business routes and eastbound US 82 run concurrently to the north, curving to the northeast at an intersection with RM Spur 1919, before meeting mainlineRM 1919. Business US 183/US 277/US 283 end at another interchange with the US 183/US 277/US 283 bypass northeast of the city, with eastbound US 82 joining the other three routes towardMabelle.[10]
The business routes, along with Spur 334, were designated on August 24, 2006, while the designations of US 183, US 277, and US 283 were all shifted onto the freeway bypass to the south and east of Seymour. Upon completion of the bypass in 2009,[45] the former route through the city along Main Street, along with the newly-constructed connection to the bypass, was redesignated Business US 183/US 277/US 283, while the 0.8-mile (1.3 km) former segment between the US 277 south cutoff and Main Street becameSpur 334.[46][50]
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