U.S. Route 83 in Kansas
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U.S. Route 83 (US-83) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas north to the Canadian border, north of Westhope, North Dakota, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 83. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-83 is a main north–south highway that runs from the Oklahoma border north to the Nebraska border.
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Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 227.50 mi[1] (366.13 km) | |||
Existed | c. 1931[2]–present | |||
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South end | US 83 / US 270 at Oklahoma state line | |||
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North end | US 83 at Nebraska state line | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Kansas | |||
Counties | Seward, Haskell, Finney, Scott, Logan, Thomas, Sheridan, Decatur | |||
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In 1926, the highway that first became known as US-83 was established as K-22. Then between 1930 and 1931, US-83 was extended into Kansas along K-22, which was decommissioned. Then between 1941 and 1944, US-83 and US-183 were swapped within Nebraska and a small portion into Kansas. US-83 was changed to turn north just northeast of Selden and the former alignment of US-83 from northeast of Selden to US-183 east of Woodruff became US-383, now K-383.