 U.S. Route 283 | |
|---|---|
 US 283 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route ofUS 83 | |
| Length | 730 mi[citation needed] (1,170 km) |
| Existed | 1931[citation needed]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 87 nearBrady, TX |
| Major intersections | |
| North end |  US 30 atLexington, NE |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Texas,Oklahoma,Kansas,Nebraska |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 283 is a spur ofU.S. Route 83. It currently runs for 731 miles (1,175 km) fromBrady, Texas atU.S. Route 87 toLexington, Nebraska atU.S. Route 30. It passes through the states ofTexas,Oklahoma,Kansas, andNebraska.
US-283 enters Oklahoma from Texas in ruralJackson County at a crossing of theRed River. It runs concurrently withState Highway 5 for several miles pastElmer and continues north toAltus, the largest Oklahoma town on the route. At the intersection ofU.S. Highway 62 in Altus, SH-5 splits off and 283 joins withState Highway 6 for the next 12 miles (19 km) before it takes a western bend to the town ofMangum. The route continues northwesterly until it crossesI-40 atSayre.
Through northwestern Oklahoma, US-283 passes through very sparsely populated areas and is the main north–south traffic corridor. After passing throughCheyenne, 283 meanders through Black Kettle National Grassland then crosses theCanadian River. It continues north toArnett where it joins withState Highway 51 west for 7 miles (11 km) then turns north again passing throughShattuck andLaverne following part ofState Highway 15 along the way. North of Laverne, 283 turns west for 2 miles (3.2 km) to visit the town ofRosston then turns north again to cross theCimarron River shortly before leaving the state for Kansas.
Some points of interest along US-283 in Oklahoma include the Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus; theOld Greer County Museum in Mangum;Black Kettle National Grassland and theWashita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne and the Shattuck Windmill Museum.
US-283 enters from Oklahoma south ofEnglewood inClark County, and passes through largely unpopulated areas of the county until joining up for a brief concurrency withU.S. Route 160. Following the split, US-283 continues north throughMinneola before making its way intoDodge City, the only town with a population of more than 3,300 the highway passes through in the Sunflower State.
At Dodge City, US-283 jogs east. It meets withU.S. Route 400, but the two highways do not stay joined for long; US-400 splits and heads southeast towardsGreensburg, while US-283 continues eastbound past theDodge City Regional Airport. After passing the airport, the route then bends northeast before joiningU.S. Route 50 andU.S. Route 56 for a brief stint.
US-50 and US-56 split east towardsKinsley, and US-283 resumes a due northerly course through open fields before reachingJetmore, whereK-156 crosses in an east–west direction. K-156 heads toGarden City westbound andGreat Bend eastbound. The highway continues on another stretch through sparsely populated farmland before reachingNess City andK-96, the first of two junctions inNess County. The other junction in the county is atK-4 nearRansom.
The highway reachesInterstate 70 inWaKeeney, and makes a brief jog east through downtown WaKeeney before turning back to the north. US-283 between Ransom and I-70 was closed for much of 2006 as part of a major reconstruction program.
The highway continues north toHill City, where it crossesU.S. Route 24. The route stays on course until it reaches southernNorton County, where it has a brief concurrency withK-9. At the split, K-9 continues west toLenora, and US-283 resumes a straight northerly direction until the city ofNorton, where after crossingU.S. Route 36, it reachesNebraska 11 miles (18 km) later.
With the exception of small sections in Dodge City, all portions of US-283 in Kansas are two-laned.
U.S. Highway 283 enters Nebraska south ofArapahoe. At Arapahoe, US 283 meetsU.S. Highway 6 andU.S. Highway 34. It continues north throughElwood, then turns northeast. NearLexington, US 283 crosses thePlatte River and intersectsInterstate 80. It continues north into Lexington as a divided highway, turns back to a 2 lane road, crosses the Union Pacific railroad tracks via an overpass, and after taking 2 right turns on city streets, it ends at an intersection withU.S. Highway 30.
US 87 northwest ofBrady
US 67 /US 84 inSanta Anna. US 67/US 283 travels concurrently through Santa Anna. US 84/US 283 travels concurrently toColeman.
I-20 inBaird
US 180 inAlbany. The highways travel concurrently through Albany.
US 183 south ofThrockmorton. The highways travel concurrently toVernon.
US 380 in Throckmorton
US 277 south-southwest ofSeymour. The highways travel concurrently toMabelle.
US 82 north-northeast of Seymour. The highways travel concurrently to Mabelle.
US 70 /US 183 /US 287 in Vernon
US 62 inAltus
I-40 inSayre
US 60 east ofArnett. The highways travel concurrently to west of Arnett.
US 270 /US 412 south-southeast ofLaverne
US 64 east ofRosston. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Rosston.
US 160 north ofEnglewood. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast ofMinneola.
US 54 in Minneola
US 56 /US 400 south ofDodge City. US 56/US 283 travels concurrently to . US 283/US 400 travels concurrently to Dodge City.
US 50 east-northeast of Dodge City. The highways travel concurrently to west-southwest ofWright.
I-70 /US 40 inWaKeeney
US 24 inHill City
US 36 inNorton
US 6 /US 34 inArapahoe
I-80 south ofLexingtonUS 30 in Lexington| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← US 281 | TX | → SH 283 | ||
| ←US 281 | OK | →US 287 | ||
| ←US-281 | KS | → K-284 | ||
| ←US 281 | NE | → N-370 | ||
