U.S. Route 283 in Texas
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 150.45 mi[1] (242.13 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1932[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 87 near Brady | |||
 I-20 in Baird US 183 near Throckmorton to Vernon | ||||
| North end: |
 US-283 at Texas–Oklahoma state line | |||
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U.S. Route 283 (US 283) is a U.S. highway that begins in the state of Texas near Brady. The highway exits the state into Oklahoma just north of Vernon. US 283 runs through rural areas of the state, serving towns such as Coleman, Seymour, and Vernon. At a length of just 150 miles, US 283 is relatively short compared to other U.S. highways that travel through Texas.
Route description
US 283 begins at an intersection with US 87 about three miles northwest of Brady. The highway travels through rural areas of McCulloch County before entering Coleman County. US 283 maintains its rural route through Coleman County before entering the town of Santa Anna, beginning an overlap with US 84. The two highways travel northwest together to the town of Coleman before they split. US 283 returns to a rural route once again and intersects State Highway 36 in southern Callahan County. The highway runs through the town of Baird where it crosses Interstate 20. US 283 next enters the town of Albany and shares a short overlap with US 180/State Highway 6. Just south of Throckmorton the highway begins its lengthy overlap with US 183. The two highways travel to Seymour and begin an overlap with US 277 and US 82. US 183/283 leave US 82/277 in the town of Mabelle. US 183 leaves US 283 in Vernon at US 287/US 70. US 283 travels in a slight northwest direction and crosses over the Red River into Oklahoma.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McCulloch | | 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 |  BL I-20 (4th Street) | ||||
| 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 – Stamford | 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 | ||||
| | US-283 – Altus | Crosses Red River into Oklahoma | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 283". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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