U.S. Route 83 in Texas
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U.S. Highway 83 (US 83), dedicated as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Texas that begins at US 77 (Interstate 69E, I-69E) in Brownsville and follows the Rio Grande to Laredo, then heads north through Abilene to the Oklahoma state line north of Perryton, the seat of Ochiltree County.
Parts of this article (those related to All but Future section) need to be updated. The reason given is: La Joya Relief Route opening. (August 2023) |
Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 906.5 mi (1,458.9 km) | |||
Existed | 1932–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | United States-Mexico border in Brownsville | |||
Major intersections | I-69E / US 77 from Brownsville to Harlingen I-2 from Harlingen to Peñitas I-69C / US 281 in Pharr I-35 in Laredo I-69W / US 59 in Laredo I-10 / US 377 in Junction I-20 / US 84 / US 277 in Abilene I-40 in Shamrock | |||
North end | US 83 at OK state line near Perryton | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Dimmit, Zavala, Uvalde, Real, Kerr, Edwards, Kimble, Menard, Concho, Runnels, Taylor, Jones, Fisher, Stonewall, King, Cottle, Childress, Collingsworth, Wheeler, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, US 83 is a freeway that is at or close to interstate standards from Brownsville to Peñitas. In May 2013, the Texas Department of Transportation applied to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to designate this 48-mile (77 km) section as I-2. After the Special Committee on Route Numbering initially disapproved the application, the AASHTO Board of Directors approved the I-2 designation, conditional on the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administration.[1] On May 29, 2013, the segment of US 83 was approved as an I-69 connector using the I-2 designation extending approximately 46 miles (74 km) from Harlingen to west of Mission.[2]
At a length of 906.5 mi (1,458.9 km), it is the longest numbered highway in Texas, besting the east west I-10, which runs 880 miles. It is also the longest stretch of a single US Highway within a single US state.